Fuse holder assembly

Claim 2

A fuse holder assembly for holding a fuse with spaced terminal portions, the fuse holder assembly comprising: a receptacle made of insulating material to be mounted on a support panel or the like, said receptacle defining a fuse-receiving compartment which opens onto the front of the receptacle, said receptacle compartment having a pair of contacts positioned and laterally spaced apart a distance to make contact with said spaced fuse terminal portions where the fuse is inserted into said receptacle, and an insulating fuse carrying cover member slidable into guided telescoping relation with said receptacle into an operative position from the front thereof, said fuse carrying cover member having an opening in the rear portion thereof and fuse retaining means for removably retaining said fuse in a position where said spaced fuse terminal portions are laterally spaced therein to contact said spaced contacts in said receptacle when said fuse carrying cover member is mounted in said operative position on said receptacle, and said fuse retaining means in said fuse carrying cover member being laterally spaced clasps which removably receive said fuse at points spaced from said terminal portions thereof, said clasps being positioned out of alignment with the laterally spaced contacts of said receptacle so the clasps and contacts do not make interfering contact when the fuse carrying cover member is fully positioned on said receptacle.

Claim 3

A fuse holder assembly for holding a fuse with spaced terminal portions, the fuse holder assembly comprising: a receptacle made of insulating material to be mounted on a support panel or the like, said receptacle defining a fuse-receiving compartment which opens onto the front of the receptacle, said receptacle compartment having a pair of contacts positioned and laterally spaced apart a distance to make contact with said spaced fuse terminal portions where the fuse is inserted into said receptacle, and an insulating fuse carrying cover member slidable into guided telescoping relation with said receptacle into an operative position from the front thereof, said fuse carrying cover member having an opening in the rear portion thereof and fuse retaining means for removably retaining said fuse in a position where said spaced fuse terminal portions are laterally spaced therein to contact said spaced contacts in said receptacle when said fuse carrying cover member is mounted in said operative position on said receptacle, said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member being box-like structures, said fuse carrying cover member telescoping over said receptacle, said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member having longitudinally spaced end walls in contiguous relation, the spacing between the inner surfaces of said end walls of said fuse carrying cover member being only slightly greater than the length of the fuse carried thereby so the ends of the fuse will be adjacent the latter end walls, and said end walls of said receptacle having clearance openings extending to the front marginal edges thereof so the ends of the fuse can pass into said clearance openings as said fuse carrying cover member is slid over said receptacle.

Claim 4

A fuse holder assembly for holding a fuse with spaced terminal portions, the fuse holder assembly comprising: a receptacle made of insulating material to be mounted on a support panel or the like, said receptacle defining a fuse-receiving compartment which opens onto the front of the receptacle, said receptacle compartment having a pair of contacts positioned and laterally spaced apart a distance to make contact with said spaced fuse terminal portions where the fuse is inserted into said receptacle, and an insulating fuse carrying cover member slidable into guided telescoping relation with said receptacle into an operative position from the front thereof, said fuse carrying cover member having an opening in the rear portion thereof and fuse retaining means for removably retaining said fuse in a position where said spaced fuse terminal portions are laterally spaced therein to contact said spaced contacts in said receptacle when said fuse carrying cover member is mounted in said operative position on said receptacle, said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member being box-like structures, said fuse carrying cover member telescoping over said receptacle, said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member having longitudinally spaced end walls in contiguous relation, the spacing between the inner surfaces of said end walls of said fuse carrying cover member being only slightly greater than the length of the fuse carried thereby so the ends of the fuse will be adjacent the latter end walls, and said end walls of said receptacle having clearance openings extending to the front marginal edges thereof so the ends of the fuse can pass into said clearance openings as said fuse carrying cover member is slid over said receptacle.

Claim 5

A fuse holder assembly for holding a fuse with spaced teRminal portions, the fuse holder assembly comprising: a receptacle made of insulating material to be mounted on a support panel or the like, said receptacle defining a fuse-receiving compartment which opens onto the front of the receptacle, said receptacle compartment having a pair of contacts positioned and spaced apart a distance to make contact with said spaced fuse terminal portions where the fuse is inserted into said receptacle, and an insulating fuse carrying cover member slidable into guided telescoping relation with said receptacle into an operative position from the front thereof, said fuse carrying cover member having an opening in the rear portion thereof and fuse retaining means for removably retaining said fuse in a position where said spaced fuse terminal portions contact said spaced contacts in said receptacle when said fuse carrying cover member is mounted in said operative position on said receptacle, and said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member being box-like structures having sliding telescoping guide surfaces formed by projections on one of the structures engaging surfaces on the other of said to minimize the friction and area of contact while ensuring a good slide fit therebetween.

Claim 6

A fuse holder assembly for holding a fuse with spaced teRminal portions, the fuse holder assembly comprising: a receptacle made of insulating material to be mounted on a support panel or the like, said receptacle defining a fuse-receiving compartment which opens onto the front of the receptacle, said receptacle compartment having a pair of contacts positioned and spaced apart a distance to make contact with said spaced fuse terminal portions where the fuse is inserted into said receptacle, and an insulating fuse carrying cover member slidable into guided telescoping relation with said receptacle into an operative position from the front thereof, said fuse carrying cover member having an opening in the rear portion thereof and fuse retaining means for removably retaining said fuse in a position where said spaced fuse terminal portions contact said spaced contacts in said receptacle when said fuse carrying cover member is mounted in said operative position on said receptacle, and said receptacle and fuse carrying cover member being box-like structures having sliding telescoping guide surfaces formed by projections on one of the structures engaging surfaces on the other of said to minimize the friction and area of contact while ensuring a good slide fit therebetween.