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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7701321 | System and method for interconnecting a plurality of printed circuits A primary electrical fuse is attached to a printed circuit board. The primary electrical fuse comprises a first and second terminal, a fusible element disposed between the first and second terminals electrically linking the first terminal and the second terminal, an... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7371107 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is connected with a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of pins received in the insulating body. The insulating body is transparent. There is an identification layer on the bottom of the insulat... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6967560 | Blade fuse A compact fuse (1) for an automobile is provided. The fuse is formed by a fuse element (2) and an insulative housing (3) having a cutaway portion (8). The fuse element includes two base plates (4) and a melting portion (5) c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6930585 | Miniature fuse A box-like case for a miniature fuse comprises a first and second plastic assembling members having the same form, each of the assembling members has a base part provided with a pair of first grooves, a side plate part formed as a unitary one-piece structure as the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5929739 | Fusible link A fuse includes a fuse element having a pair of terminal portions interconnected by a fusible portion, pivot pawls provided between the fusible portion and each of the terminal portions, seat surfaces respectively supporting the pivot pawls thereon, there... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5739739 | Fuse structure A fuse including a fusible link element having a pair of terminal portions and a fusible portion through which the terminal portions are connected to each other, the terminal portions having upward locking pieces at upper corners thereof, a housing for re... | 04/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5346411 | Tap-in blade fuse A tap-in blade fuse is disclosed. A first embodiment comprises a plastic transparent body with two terminal blades on one side for use with an electrical fuse panel/box in an automobile. The other side of the body has an accessory blade extending from the... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5294906 | Fusible link Disclosure is a fusible link which prevents a housing from being deformed and discolored due to unnecessary generation of heat in a fuse element. In the fusible link, each of connecting plates includes two elastic engagement pieces and two projections res... | 03/15/1994 |
| 4998086 | Fuse assembly and method of manufacture An electrical fuse assembly has a dielectric housing and a fuse terminal which is stamped and formed from metal stock having the appropriate electrical characteristics. The fuse terminal has blade portions which are made from metal stock which has been fo... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4884050 | Blade terminal tap fuse An electrically tappable miniature fuse which includes a housing from which the first ends of a pair of parallel blade terminals extend for engaging the contact elements in a fuse box or panel and where in at least one of the blade terminals includes a se... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4831353 | Cable fuse An automobile fuse (10) for use in extreme temperature conditions such as the engine compartment of an automobile. Fuse (10) is a blade-type fuse with loads (42, 44) on fusible element (40) providing time delay characteristics to match the insulation dama... | 05/16/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4672352 | Fuse assembly A fuse assembly having a casing, a fuse element made of an electrically conductive material having a low fusion point, and tab insertion sockets into which tab terminals are inserted and which are made of a highly resilient, electrically conductive materi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4670729 | Electrical fuse An automotive blade-type fuse has an enlarged transparent extraction flange. The flange is configured as a thin-wall structure having a cavity therein running substantially its entire length. The fuse terminal blades are captively secured in a housing to ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4661793 | Plug-in fuse assembly with specially configured fuse link A plug-in fuse assembly comprises a housing made of insulating material and having relatively closely spaced vertical side walls bridges by vertical end walls and a metal plug-in fuse element having laterally spaced, generally parallel confronting termina... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4604602 | Plug-in fuse assembly with stackable housing A plug-in fuse assembly comprising a housing made of insulating material and includes upwardly extending side walls bridged by upwardly extending end walls, and a conductive plug-in fuse element secured in the housing. The conductive plug-in fuse element ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4580124 | Plug-in fuse assembly A plug-in fuse assembly comprises a housing made of insulating material and having relatively closely spaced vertical side walls bridged by vertical end walls and a metal plug-in fuse element having laterally spaced, generally parallel confronting termina... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4544907 | Compact fuse block assembly The fuse block assembly has a block which holds an element of substantially inverted U-shape. Co-operating projections and holes or recesses hold the element in position in the block. The ends of the legs of the element project out of the block to act as ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4504816 | Blade fuse and manufacturing method A blade fuse includes parallel blades (12 and 14) secured in a body (16). A fusible link (42) welded to the blades is located in a cavity (20) of the body that is covered by a window (61). The blade fuses are assembled by blanking the fusible element from... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4394638 | Miniature plug-in fuse assembly and method of making a fuse element therefor A plug-in fuse assembly comprises a one-piece fuse element secured to a housing and having tubular terminal prong portions adapted for insertion into receptacle terminals. The terminal prong portions have retaining means cooperating with locking means for... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4164725 | Three-piece solderless plug-in electrically conducting component A three-piece solderless plug-in electrically conducting component is provided for mounting in an electrical connector. An elongate conducting element is transversely disposed across two spaced-apart generally parallel blades and is secured at each of its... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4131869 | Plug-in fuse assembly construction A plug-in fuse element comprises a one-piece plate-like body of fuse metal which forms parallel terminal blade portions having current-carrying extensions connected by a fuse link portion. For high current rated fuses, the fuse link portion extends betwee... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4067103 | Method of making a plug-in fuse A method for making a plug-in fuse assembly like that disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,909,767, granted Sept. 30, 1975 for Miniature Plug-In Fuse having different desired fuse ratings. The method comprises the steps of providing a strip of fuse me... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4056884 | Method of making a miniature plug-in fuse A method comprises the steps of providing a blank containing a pair of laterally spaced coplanar terminal forming blade portions which are interconnected by a transverse rigid web, coplanar current carrying extensions thereof and an interconnecting relati... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4040175 | Method of making a miniature plug-in fuse with fragile fuse link A method comprises the steps of providing a blank containing a pair of laterally spaced coplanar terminal forming blade portions which are interconnected by a transverse rigid web, coplanar current carrying extensions thereof and an interconnecting relati... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4023265 | Method of making a miniature plug-in fuse A method is disclosed for making a plug-in fuse assembly like that disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,909,767, granted Sept. 30, 1975 for Miniature Plug-In Fuse. The method comprises the steps of providing a blank of fuse metal which is initially pr... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023264 | Method of making miniature plug-in fuses of different fuse ratings A method is disclosed for making a plug-in fuse assembly like that disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,909,767, granted Sept. 30, 1975 for Miniature Plug-In Fuse and having different desired fuse ratings. The method comprises the steps of providing a... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3976967 | Electrical plug with replaceable fuses An electrical connector plug comprising a body containing first electrical connector elements adapted for electrical connection with an electrical device and second electrical connector elements adapted for electrical connection with an electrical power s... | 08/24/1976 |
