Fuse protectors for electric circuits having improved terminal means forming a sealed enclosure

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC FUSE THAT COMPRISES: (A) AN ENCLOSURE, (B) AN END BELL THAT IS DISPOSED WITHIN ONE END OF SAID ENCLOSURE AND THAT HAS SEPARABLE SECTIONS, (C) ONE OF SAID SEPARABLE SECTIONS OF SAID END BELL HAVING A SEALING SURFACE THEREON, (D) A SECOND SEPARABLE SECTION OF SAID END BELL HAVING A SEALING SURFACE THEREON THAT CAN CONFRONT SAID SEALING SURFACE ON SAID ONE SEPARABLE SECTION OF SAID END BELL, (E) SAID ONE AND SAID SECOND SEPARABLE SECTIONS OF SAID END BELL BEING SECURABLE IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, (F) A SEALING ELEMENT THAT IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID ONE END OF SAID ENCLOSURE AND THAT IS COMPRESSED BY SAID SEALING SURFACES ON SAID ONE AND SAID SECOND SEPARABLE SECTIONS OF SAID END BELL TO FORM A SEAL BETWEEN THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID ONE END OF SAID ENCLOSURE AND SAID SEPARABLE SECTIONS OF SAID END BELL, (G) A SECOND END BELL THAT IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE OTHER END OF SAID ENCLOSURE, (H) A FUSIBLE CONDUCTOR HAVING ONE END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID ONE SEPARABLE SECTION OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL AND HAVING THE OTHER END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID SECOND END BELL, (I) SAID SECOND SEPARABLE SECTION OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL BEING DIMENSIONED TO MOVE RELATIVE TO SAID ENCLOSURE WHILE IT IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID ONE END OF SAID ENCLOSURE, AND (J) A BRIDGE THAT IS SECURED TO SAID ONE SEPARABLE SECTION OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL AND TO SAID SECOND END BELL TO SUPPORT SAID FUSIBLE CONDUCTOR, (K) SAID SEPARABLE SECTIONS OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL PERMITTING SAID FUSIBLE CONDUCTOR, SAID BRIDGE, SAID ONE SEPARABLE SECTION OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL, SAID SEALING ELEMENT, AND SAID SECOND SECTION OF THE FIRST SAID END BELL TO BE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE WITHOUT ANY NEED OF SUBJECTING SAID FUSIBLE CONDUCTOR TO SEVERE MECHANICAL STRESSES.