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Battery fuse assembly

  • US 7,924,137 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2007
  • Issued: 04/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fuse, comprising:

  • a housing defining an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface includes a first terminal and the lower surface includes a second terminal, and wherein the housing, the first terminal and the second terminal define a central opening extending between the upper and lower surfaces, the central opening configured to receive at least one of a terminal of a storage battery and a stud of a mounting plate associated with the storage battery; and

    a fusible element having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being engaged to the first terminal and the lower portion being engaged to the second terminal;

    the fusible element further comprising a fault element extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the fault element configured to open an electrical circuit coupled to the storage battery in response to an over-current in the electrical circuit, wherein the fault element is encased within the housing; and

    wherein the housing comprises an insulating material configured to contain an arc generated by the fault element in response to the over-current in the electrical circuit, shield the fusible element from ambient particles, and prevent the arc from mixing with such ambient particles.

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