Blade fuse and fuse element therefore

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blade fuse and fuse element therefore showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is another perspective view of a blade fuse and fuse element therefore showing the fuse element in relation to a phantom, claimed, outer casing of the blade fuse for clarity.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The special dot-dash broken line in FIG. 6 of a phantom, claimed, outer casing of the blade fuse is employed for the sake of clarity in order to show the complete fuse element within.

Claims

The ornamental design for a blade fuse and fuse element therefore, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D575746
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2008
Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc. (Des Plaines, IL)
Inventor: Gary M. Bold (Palatine, IL)
Primary Examiner: Daniel D Bui
Assistant Examiner: Thomas J Johannes
Attorney: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Application Number: 29/302,292
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fuse (20) (D13/161)