Removable automotive fuse block
US5906514A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/952
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A removable automotive fuse block assembly for mounting to an automobile and disabling vital automotive electrical systems, comprising a fixed fuse block casement which is mounted to the automobile in a permanent fashion. A removable fuse block segment engages the fixed fuse block casement, both the fixed fuse block casement and removable fuse block segment having receptacles with electrical fuses contained therein which are in electrical communication with various automobile system circuits. The assembly is configured so that when the removable fuse block segment is disengaged from the fixed fuse block casement, vital automobile system circuitry is broken, and the automobile rendered inoperable. It is envisioned that an operator of the automobile, upon exiting, will disengage the removable fuse block segment and carry it with him, thus leaving the automobile in a non-functional state.
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