Structure Or Composition Of Material Patents (Class 337/270)
  • Patent number: 5668522
    Abstract: A slowly-breaking fuse includes a housing made of a synthetic resin, a fuse element including a pair of terminal members for an electrical connection, and a melting member mounted between the terminal members, the melting member being smaller in thickness than the terminal member, the melting member having a narrow elongated central portion and a pair of base portions between which the narrow elongated central portion is mounted, and a cross-sectional area increased member provided at an opposite end of the melting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Kondo, Mitsuhiko Totsuka, Toshiharu Kudo, Hisashi Hanazaki
  • Patent number: 4798546
    Abstract: A novel fuse holder for a fuse as described for a fuse of the type having two generally flat, parallel spaced apart, oppositely disposed electrical contacts. The fuse holder comprises an insulating block and a fuse clip which is formed from a single strip of electrically conducting material and which is carried within the fuse block. The fuse clip features an elongated base member, a pair of spaced apart arms joined to one end of the base member, and a pair of springingly loaded, generally elongated, bifurcated fuse accepting contacts. Each fuse accepting contact is comprised of a flat fuse contacting section and a flat fuse accepting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William G. Herbert