Patent · US Expired

Fuseholder with sequential power disconnect and fuse tension release mechanism

US5295849A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 19, 1993
Grant dateMar 22, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H9/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The rotation of a power control arm on a fuse box is used to rotate a contact, sequentially disconnecting power to a fuse and spreading the tensioned jaws on a fuse clip to reduce the force needed to remove a flat fuse terminal from the clip.

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