Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide tools for installing and extracting fuses. In one embodiment, the tool has an elongate handle. A guideway spans the length of the handle, and a pair of jaws, adapted to retain the fuse, protrudes from an end of the handle. A rod is disposed within the guideway and is selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 16, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 29, 2003
Assignee:
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael Sawyer, Matthew Kusz, Fredrick Daniels, Christopher Kachurick