Fuse holder

• US 5,772,473 A
• Filed: 01/02/1997
• Issued: 06/30/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wen-Huoh Cheng, Wen-Tzung Cheng
• Original Assignee: Wen-Huoh Cheng, Wen-Tzung Cheng
• Inventors: Cheng, Wen-Tzung, Cheng, Wen-Huoh
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): Davis, Katrina
• Application Number:
  US08/778,029
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 439/621, 439/622, 439/623, 439/805, 361/833
• US Class Current: 439/620.34
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/003 casings for the fusible element
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/201 for connecting a fuse in a lead and adapted to be supported by the lead alone

Abstract

A fuse holder including a shell, two jacks mounted inside the shell at two opposite ends and respectively connected to the conductors of two electric wires, and a cartridge fuse mounted inside the shell and connected between the jacks, wherein each jack includes a first connector disposed at an inner side, a second connector disposed at an outer side, and a clamp connected between the first connector and the second connector, the first connector being a stepped, cylindrical element having a center through hole, which receives one electric wire, an embossed outside wall, and a screw rod at an inner end, the second connector having an inner thread at one end threaded onto the screw rod of the first connector, and an expanded split coupling portion at an opposite end plugged onto one end of the cartridge fuse, the clamp being connected between the first connector and the second connector and mounted around one electric wire, permitting the conductor of the corresponding electric wire to be firmly retained between the outside wall of the clamp and the inside wall of the second connector.

Claims

1. A fuse holder comprising an electrically insulative transparent shell, two jacks mounted inside said transparent shell at two opposite ends and respectively connected to conductors of two electric wires, and a cartridge fuse mounted inside said transparent shell and connected between said jacks, wherein:

each of said jacks is comprised of a first connector disposed at an inner side, a second connector disposed at an outer side, and a clamp connected between said first connector and said second connector, said first connector being a stepped, cylindrical element having a center through hole, which receives one electric wire, an embossed outside wall, and a screw rod at an inner end, said second connector comprising an inner thread at one end threaded onto the screw rod of said first connector, and an expanded split coupling portion at an opposite end plugged onto one end of said cartridge fuse, said clamp being connected between said first connector and said second connector and mounted around one electric wire, permitting the conductor of the corresponding electric wire to be firmly retained between an outside wall of said clamp and an inside wall of said second connector.

2. The fuse holder of claim 1 wherein said transparent shell is comprised of a hollow shell body having two opposite ends externally threaded, and two end caps respectively threaded onto the two externally threaded opposite ends of said shell body, each of said end caps having a center through hole through which one electric wire passes.

3. The fuse holder of claim 2 further comprising two rubber seal rings respectively mounted around the two externally threaded opposite ends of said shell body and sealed within said end caps.

4. The fuse holder of claim 2 further comprising two rubber seal rings respectively mounted around said two electric wires and sealed within the center through holes of the end caps of said transparent shell.