Universal dual stud modular fuse holder assembly for bussed and non-bussed power connections
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1. A modular fuse holder assembly comprising:
- at least one insulative body; and
first and second terminal studs projecting from the at least one insulative body in a spaced apart and generally parallel relationship to one another;
wherein each of the first and second terminal studs comprises a threaded terminal portion having a first outer diameter, and a bus bar receiving portion having a second outer diameter larger than the first diameter, the bus bar receiving portion defining a generally planar fuse terminal receiving surface proximate one end of the terminal portionwherein each of the first and second terminal studs further includes an anchor portion attached to the insulative body, the anchor portion having a third outer diameter larger than the second outer diameter; and
wherein the anchor portion defines a generally planar bus bar receiving surface spaced from and generally parallel to the fuse terminal receiving surface.
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Abstract
Modular fuse holders include dual studs with stepped configuration allowing the fuse holders to be universally used with and without bus bars while ensuring proper connection of a fuse.
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18 Claims
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1. A modular fuse holder assembly comprising:
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at least one insulative body; and first and second terminal studs projecting from the at least one insulative body in a spaced apart and generally parallel relationship to one another; wherein each of the first and second terminal studs comprises a threaded terminal portion having a first outer diameter, and a bus bar receiving portion having a second outer diameter larger than the first diameter, the bus bar receiving portion defining a generally planar fuse terminal receiving surface proximate one end of the terminal portion wherein each of the first and second terminal studs further includes an anchor portion attached to the insulative body, the anchor portion having a third outer diameter larger than the second outer diameter; and wherein the anchor portion defines a generally planar bus bar receiving surface spaced from and generally parallel to the fuse terminal receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular fuse holder assembly comprising:
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a plurality of substantially identical insulative bodies configured to be ganged to one another in a side-by-side arrangement to form a fuse block, one of the substantially identical insulative bodies including a power input stud attached thereto and the other of the substantially identical insulative bodies each having a pair of terminal studs attached thereto, the power input stud in the one substantially identical insulative body having a first outer diameter and each of the pair of terminal studs in the other of the substantially identical insulative bodies having threaded portions with a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter; each of the pair of terminal studs in the other of the substantially identical insulative bodies further including a bus bar receiving portion having an outer diameter approximately equal to the first outer diameter of the power input stud, the bus bar receiving portions each defining a fuse terminal receiving surface spaced from the respective substantially identical insulative bodies; whereby, when a fuse is connected between each pair of terminal studs in the other of the substantially identical insulative bodies with opposed terminal elements of the fuse maintained in contact with the fuse terminal receiving surface in spaced relation to the other of the substantially identical insulative bodies, an electrical connection is established from the power input stud to and through the fuse. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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