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Sub-miniature plastic fuse

US5287079A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 1992
Grant dateFeb 15, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2085/0412
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a fast acting subminiature cylindrical fuse having a cylindrical cover substantially locked onto a cylindrical base. The locking mechanism for the cover comprises a plurality of grooves and a plurality of corresponding projections on the internal surface of the cover and the external surface of the fuse base. The lock projections have a relatively straight diverging upper surface and a rounded bottom locking surface. The fuse base has a spacing ridge on the bottom thereof that spaces the fuse bottom surface above a circuit board surface. The fuse also has a plurality of pressure relieving passageways extending from inside the fuse to the outside of the fuse.

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