Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169293 | Fuse element retaining device The fuse element retaining device is an L-shaped bracket having a long leg and a short leg. The short leg has a notch and a plurality of vent holes surrounding the notch. At least one clip is provided for mounting the long leg of the L-shaped bracket to a fuse holde... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7362208 | Thermal pellet type thermal fuse In order to prevent erroneous operation caused by shrinking of a thermal pellet due to sublimation or softening of the thermal pellet when current is applied, a thermal pellet type thermal fuse includes a metal casing, a first lead and a second lead leading out from... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7301432 | Fusing terminal device A fusible link device comprising a housing that contains terminals for terminating incoming/outgoing wires, and that also contains a fusible link that interconnects a pair of the terminals in series, the fusible link device providing a self-contained unit/module for... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6753754 | Variably fusable power distribution block kit A novel power block distribution block kit is disclosed. The blocks may use MAXI or AUG, or other types of commercially available type fuses. The present invention discloses a variably fusable power distribution block kit that permits custom configuration of the fus... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6326878 | Fuse holder A fuse holder includes a base panel, a plurality of conducting blocks mounted on the base panel, a plurality of electric wires respectively connected to the conducting blocks, and a plurality of cartridge fuses respectively connected in parallel between t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6252491 | Plug for an appliance having a fuse A insulating body supports contact pins which are insulated against each other and extend from the outside through the insulating body to the inside. At the inner side which in use is enclosed in a housing of the appliance and thus is not accessible from ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6031446 | Combination fuse clip and line terminal connection device A single piece fuse clip and switch blade contact receptacle is provided for use with an electrical switch, which may be a safety switch. The present invention provides an apparatus which eliminates the need for multiple connections, and which consolidate... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5594404 | Fuse orientation device An fuse orientation device for an alarm indicating type fuse includes an orientation ring removably positionable on a cylindrical fuse body adjacent to a selected end having an axially extendable alarm indicator pin, and a fuse element holder having fuse ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5559489 | Fuse holder for an electric switch The present invention provides a fuse holder as part of an integrated switch base assembly for attachment to a fusible switch having one or more phases between the line and load side of a circuit. The fusible switch has a switch base assembly for opening ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5134382 | Support for mounting cylindrical electrical components This support is for mounting on structure of electrical apparatus a fuse or other device that comprises a cylindrical tube. The support comprises a base adapted to be secured to said structure, the base having a length and a width dimension. Two legs proj... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4921450 | Space saving multipole fuse block A space saving multipole fuse block 20 wherein side poles 32 are tilted outward approximately 30° from center pole 30. In control panels for electrical equipment it is necessary to save space by minimizing the base area of components. Tilting side poles ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4473268 | Device for mounting cartridge fuse A device for mounting a cartridge fuse comprises an insulating base in the form of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped having an upper wall opened to define an opening, a pair of forked clips fixed in the base for clipping the conductive portions of the c... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4391485 | In-line fuse holder for miniature plug-in fuse An in-line fuse holder capable of handling currents as high as 30 amps, adapted to accept miniature, relatively flat, plug-in fuses which have a pair of flat terminals and a fuse link visibly retained within a relatively flat plastic case. The in-line fus... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4164726 | Encapsulated plug-in electrically conducting component An encapsulated plug-in electrically conducting component is provided for mounting in an electrical connector. In one embodiment an elongate conducting element is transversely disposed across two spaced-apart generally parallel terminal posts and is secur... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4128291 | Fuse adapter terminal Fuse adapter terminals are provided for fuse holders of the type having a pair of spaced-apart spring clips which receive the ends of a cylindrical fuse. The basic adapter terminal comprises a substantially U-shaped member of electrically-conductive, resi... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4052689 | Wire spring fuse holder with pigtail leads This specification discloses a terminal and a pigtail wire combination for holding small fuses, made up of a single piece of wire. The wire may be considered as having a first part and a second part integrally connected to the first part. The first part i... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4032878 | Cartridge fuse carrier assembly A cartridge fuse carrier assembly has a housing with a recess for receiving a cartridge fuse. The fuse is held between a contact member co-operable with one end of the fuse at the bottom of the recess and a cap at the opening of the recess, the cap carryi... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3936787 | Cartridge fuse carrier assembly A cartridge fuse carrier assembly has a housing with a recess for receiving a cartridge fuse. The fuse is held compressedly between a contact member at the bottom of the recess, and a conducting ring carried by a cap at the mouth opening of the recess. Th... | 02/03/1976 |
