Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026786 | Touch safe fuse module with improved wiring lugs A fuse module includes a wiring lug. The wiring lug includes a fuse clip member comprising a first pressure plate and a fuse clip, a lug box comprising a second pressure plate, and a securing member operably coupled to the lug box. The securing member operates betwe... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7564337 | Thermally decoupling fuse holder and assembly In one aspect of the present invention, subminiature fuses are soldered to a PCB via clips attached to the fuse end caps. The clips are physically attached to the PCB pads, enabling the fuse to be replaced if needed and providing thermal decoupling between the fuse ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7292130 | Fusible link and battery fuse unit containing the fusible link A fusible link adapted to be connected to a battery terminal and a compact and thin battery fuse unit that contains the fusible link and battery terminal. The link, formed by punching out an electrically conductive metallic plate, includes an input side connecting-s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7244148 | Circuit disconnect assembly A circuit disconnect assembly for a high-voltage electrical storage device in a vehicle integrates a grip portion and a fuse holder portion into one unit. The handle is easily manipulated manually within a housing of the storage device to open a high-voltage circuit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7119653 | Fuse element A fuse element is formed integrally from a conductive metal plate such that two narrow portions are formed side by side between a pair of electrical connection portions. The narrow portions each assume an arch shape and constitute a parallel conductive path. Arch-sh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6753755 | Electrical safety connector fuse An electrical safety connector fuse for insertion into a two- or three-pin electrical socket comprises a sealed, tamper-proof housing having live and neutral apertures, and live and neutral receptacles for receiving the prongs of a plug, live and neutral prongs for ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6653925 | Method for insulating leads of thermal fuse with insulating tubes and thermal fuse therefor There is provided a method for insulating leads of a thermal fuse with an insulating tube that can reduce the quantity of the adhesive and prevent the defect of appearance and the lowering of the value of the product, by applying an adhesive on the circum... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6483417 | Fuseholder contact A bottom contact assembly for push-in connection with a line wire includes a bottom contact, a spring element and a spacer element. The bottom contact includes a base portion with gripping teeth for push-in connection of the line wire, and a rounded chann... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6147586 | Plate fuse and method of producing the same An insulation plate (20) is provided with a window or a slot (21). A fusible element or circuit (31) is laid on a surface of the insulation plate (20) across the window (21). When the circuit (31) is heated by current-conduction, a fusible path (33) of th... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5923240 | Temperature fuse A temperature fuse for use in an electric circuit provided in an automobile or the like. The temperature fuse includes a pressure-contact terminal having a pressure-contact blade, a temperature opening and closing member having one end connected electrica... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5859580 | Service plug having male and female terminals permanently coupled to the service plug for closing a protected circuit A service plug includes a circuit accommodating body that has circuit terminals internally arranged therein, the circuit terminals being connected to end portions of an open electric circuit; and a plug main body that has a fuse and that is fitted with th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5805048 | Plate fuse and method of producing the same An insulation plate (20) is provided with a window or a slot (21). A fusible element or circuit (31) with reinforced portion (22) is laid on a surface of the insulation plate (20) across the window (21). When the circuit (31) is heated by current-conducti... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5680089 | Fuse A fuse in which molten metal can be positively held or retained in a housing when a fuse element melts, and the melting of the fuse element can be easily confirmed. The fuse includes the fuse element including opposite side portions respectively defining ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5398015 | Delay breaking fuse An inexpensive delay-breaking fuse which assures that when an electric current having an intensity in excess of a value representing a steady-state current such as a motor lock electric current or the like flows through the delay-breaking fuse, durability... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5294905 | Current limiting fuse A fuse that includes an insulative housing, terminals extending through gaps in the bottom of the housing, and a fusible element having ends connected to both of the terminals. The housing includes a four-sided box that is closed at the top and open on th... | 03/15/1994 |
| 4800358 | Fuse A fuse to be connected to cable terminals with bolts comprises an electrical insulating housing, a fuse-element disposed in the housing and a pair of fuse contacts each connected at one end to both ends of the fuse element, respectively, and the other end... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4536046 | Pull out fusible switches Assembly systems for compact N-pole fusible pull out switches of different ratings use the same two part insulator bases and the same insulator pull out heads in all switches. In one system, for switches of a given current rating but two different voltage... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4161714 | Electric fuse A cartridge type fuse having a casing. A pair of terminal plugs is press-fitted into the ends of said casing and conductively interconnected by a fusible element. Each of said pair of terminal plugs has a knurled lateral wall. A pair of annular fasteners ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4071837 | Fuse cartridge A fuse cartridge has a hollow casing of insulated material having an internal chamber filled with quartz sand and being of a parallelepiped form having two transverse walls and two pairs of longitudinal walls. One of the transverse walls is integral with ... | 01/31/1978 |
