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US3236974A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combined binding post and fuse holder

Assignee: Superior Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-11-13
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-11-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph S Louden
  • 👤 Matthew J Mccabe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H85/00; H01H85/54; H01H85/542

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 320 words
A FUSE HOLDER FOR MOUNTING IN A PANEL TO HAVE A CONNECTION THERETO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PANEL AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN AN ELECTRICAL FUSE CONNECTED IN SERIES CIRCUIT WITH THE TWO CONNECTIONS COMPRISING AN ELONGATE, SOMEWHAT CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER FORMED OF INSULATING MATERIAL TO HAVE OPEN ENDS AND A FUSE CONTAINING CAVITY, A CONNECTOR SECURED AT ONE OPEN END TO HAVE A FUSE CONTACTING PORTION POSITIONED WITHIN THE CAVITY AND A CONTACT PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OPEN END AND TO WHICH A CONNECTION IS ADAPTED TO BE MADE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PANEL, AN EXTERIOR FLANGE FORMED ON THE BODY MEMBER ADJACENT THE OTHER END, A BACKING MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BACKING MEMBER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BODY MEMBER FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT WHEREBY SAID BODY MEMBER MAY BE POSITIONED IN A HOLE IN A PANEL AND CLAMPED TO THE PANEL BY THE FLANGE AND BACKING MEMBER ENGAGING THE PANEL, SLOT LOCKING MEANS LOCATED WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER ADJACENT THE OTHER END AND FORMING A PAIR OF ARCUATE SLOTS WITH EACH SLOT HAVING LOCKING MEANS; AND A CAP RELEASABLY SECURED ON THE OTHER END, A CUP SECURED TO SAID CAP AND HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED LOCKING KEYS ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE SLOT LOCKING MEANS TO RELEASABLY LOCK THE CAP TO THEBODY, FUSE ENGAGING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE CAP WITHIN THE CUP AND PROJECTING WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER AND ADAPTED TO ELECTRICALLY ENGAGE AN END OF A FUSE POSITIONED WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER, A STUD SECURED TO THE CAP AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING INWARDLY AND CONNECTED TO THE FUSE ENGAGING MEANS AND HAVING A THREADED PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE CAP AND CLAMPING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE THREADED PORTION OF THE STUD AND ADAPTED TO SECURE ANOTHER CONNECTION THERETO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PANEL WITH THE FUSE BEING PLACED IN SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE ONE AND THE OTHER CONNECTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 320 words
A FUSE HOLDER FOR MOUNTING IN A PANEL TO HAVE A CONNECTION THERETO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PANEL AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN AN ELECTRICAL FUSE CONNECTED IN SERIES CIRCUIT WITH THE TWO CONNECTIONS COMPRISING AN ELONGATE, SOMEWHAT CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER FORMED OF INSULATING MATERIAL TO HAVE OPEN ENDS AND A FUSE CONTAINING CAVITY, A CONNECTOR SECURED AT ONE OPEN END TO HAVE A FUSE CONTACTING PORTION POSITIONED WITHIN THE CAVITY AND A CONTACT PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OPEN END AND TO WHICH A CONNECTION IS ADAPTED TO BE MADE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PANEL, AN EXTERIOR FLANGE FORMED ON THE BODY MEMBER ADJACENT THE OTHER END, A BACKING MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BACKING MEMBER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BODY MEMBER FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT WHEREBY SAID BODY MEMBER MAY BE POSITIONED IN A HOLE IN A PANEL AND CLAMPED TO THE PANEL BY THE FLANGE AND BACKING MEMBER ENGAGING THE PANEL, SLOT LOCKING MEANS LOCATED WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER ADJACENT THE OTHER END AND FORMING A PAIR OF ARCUATE SLOTS WITH EACH SLOT HAVING LOCKING MEANS; AND A CAP RELEASABLY SECURED ON THE OTHER END, A CUP SECURED TO SAID CAP AND HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED LOCKING KEYS ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE SLOT LOCKING MEANS TO RELEASABLY LOCK THE CAP TO THEBODY, FUSE ENGAGING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE CAP WITHIN THE CUP AND PROJECTING WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER AND ADAPTED TO ELECTRICALLY ENGAGE AN END OF A FUSE POSITIONED WITHIN THE BODY MEMBER, A STUD SECURED TO THE CAP AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING INWARDLY AND CONNECTED TO THE FUSE ENGAGING MEANS AND HAVING A THREADED PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE CAP AND CLAMPING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE THREADED PORTION OF THE STUD AND ADAPTED TO SECURE ANOTHER CONNECTION THERETO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PANEL WITH THE FUSE BEING PLACED IN SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE ONE AND THE OTHER CONNECTIONS.

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