Fused electric plug with snap-fitted body parts

Claim 1

A fused plug comprising: a plug body formed by front and rear mating shells, said body having top and bottom end faces interconnected by side faces and front and rear faces, said rear shell being formed with a fuse recess area having a closed back wall, said front shell having a front access to said fuse recess area, a pair of electrical conductor means in said body having respective exposed terminal portions at the upper end portion of said fuse recess area, a pair of conductor prong members projecting through the bottom end of said body for insertion into a socket and presenting respective exposed contact members at the bottom end portion of said fuse recess area, fuse means providing a pair of fuses in said fuse recess area, each fuse having a fuse body and respective elongated fuse links of thin, electrically conductive strip material secured flat against the fuse body and arranged to engage and connect respective of said terminal portions to respective of the prong contact members, said fuse means being adapted to pass through said front access, door means on said front shell for covering said front access when in a closed position and for giving access to said fuses when in an open position, said door means having a sliding interfit with said plug body and having inwardly projecting means engaging the top of the fuse means when the door means is in closed position, and interfitting means at the back of said front shell and at the front of said rear shell integral with the shells whereby said shells can be fitted together for assembly.