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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7420453 | Fusible link unit A fusible link unit is provided with a first alternator terminal including a screw hole configured to be connected with an opposite terminal with a screw, a second alternator terminal including a connector configured to be connected with an opposite connector, a bat... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7348872 | Fuse having a plurality of configurable thermal ceilings A fuse having a plurality of configurable thermal ceilings. The fuse includes a housing, a first conductive cap, a second conductive cap, a plurality of conductive elements extending through the housing, and a conductive connector that is electrically coupled to a c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321286 | Electrical junction box In order to readily remove a fusible link fastened by a bolt from an electrical junction box, an electrical junction box includes a bus bar made of an electrical conductive metallic plate and that has an input terminal section, a plurality of output terminal section... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7071808 | Fusible link unit Disclosed is a fusible link unit having a fuse circuit structure containing screw fixing terminal portions linked through fusible members to a linking plate, and a housing into which the first fuse circuit structure is assembled, wherein a plurality of terminal supp... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6707369 | Power distributing box and power-device module In a casing (2), there are accommodated a power-source side bus-bar (5) connected to a power source, a plurality of load side bus-bars (7) having respective terminals connected to respective electrical loads, a plurality of power devices (8 | 03/16/2004 |
| 6627815 | All-in-one junction box for electrical hook-up of furnaces and ancillary fixed appliances A junction box for electrically connecting a furnace to a service panel and providing power and control signals to fixed appliances. The junction box includes a panel connection adapted for connecting with the hot wire, the neutral wire, and the ground fr... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6509824 | Fuse unit and method of manufacturing fuse unit An electrically conductive fuse element including fusible portions has a hinge portion provided at a middle portion thereof. A resin body is divided into resin body parts so that the resin body parts are provided around the fuse element in such a way as t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6396380 | Electrical fuse box for motor vehicles A fuse box for motor vehicles includes a housing that is adapted to contain electrical fuses mounted to a common busbar for connecting one end of the fuses directly to a pole of an electric battery in the vehicle. The housing includes lateral surfaces for... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6075435 | Air conditioner disconnect A disconnect box is provided in the present invention that has a rear wall and perimetrically bounding side walls connected thereto. A line wire and a load wire are received in the disconnect box, which comprises a line terminal mounted in the disconnect ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5880665 | Fuse holder A holder (10) for a fuse (18) of the type typically used in automobile and marine applications. The fuse includes a fuse element encased within a generally rectilinear insulative fuse body (20), with a pair of parallel coplanar conductive blades (22, 24) ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5841338 | Fuse combination, method of making the same, and fuse circuit including the same A fuse combination in which a group of fused elements are placed on an insulative support. The support is bent into a U-shape carrying the fuse elements with it. Contacts at the ends of the fuse elements extend beyond the corresponding edges of the suppor... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5507669 | Pivoting tap blade fuse A fuse for permitting a selective connection of a tap connector into a circuit. The inventive device includes a fuse body having blade terminals projecting therefrom and electrically coupled together by a first fuse link. A blade connector is pivotally mo... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5409402 | Plug-in fuse device with interchangeable fuse elements A plug-in fuse device can be handled without special tools and permits convenient replacement of a burnt-out fuse element. The device has a rigid housing with a pair of plug portions. Each plug portion is shaped to plug into a socket and carries a fuse as... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5373278 | Flat fuse for high rated currents Blade type plug-in fuse for high nominal currents. It is of the type comprising a case (1) in which is partially housed a conductive unit (5, 6, 9, 10) provided with two flat connection terminal blades (5, 6) whose free ends (7) are situated outside the case, ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5140491 | TVSS apparatus with ARC-extinguishing Electrical transient surge protection of electrical equipment downstream from a power source plus safeguarding of apparatus for providing such surge protection against failure at high currents or high temperature. Non-linear over-voltage means, such as va... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5073839 | Dual AC fuse, a fuse holder and a method for: simultaneous selection of fusing element and line voltage The proposed invention provides a single fusing device for both 115VAC and 230VAC line voltages, a panel mounted fuse holder and a method for simultaneously selecting the proper fusing element and line voltage. This invention consists of a dual element AC fuse... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4897047 | Electrically and mechanically programmable electrical apparatus An apparatus in the form of an electrical connector which permits electrical programming of circuits, such as an integrated circuit component, and subsequent mechanical reprogramming of the same circuitry is disclosed. The connector includes a plurality o... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4827238 | Reversible blade terminal fuses Miniature plug-in fuses which include a first active pair of generally parallel blade contact elements which are connected by a first fuse link and a second spare pair of generally parallel blade contact elements which are oriented oppositely of the first... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4689597 | Electrical fuse component and method of using same An electrical component has a plurality of paired contacts with spaced inner contact sections bridged by a fuse element. The paired contacts have outer contact sections enabling mounting to a circuit panel to complete circuit paths thereon. The component ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4680568 | Electrical component having fuse element, and method of using same An electrical component has a plurality of paired contacts with spaced inner contact sections bridged by a fuse element. The paired contacts have outer contact sections enabling mounting to a circuit panel to complete circuit paths thereon. The component ... | 07/14/1987 |
