Chip type fuse

Claim 1

A chip type fuse for direct surface mounting to a printed circuit board, said fuse comprising: (a) a base and a cover therefor, both made of heat-resistant and electrically insulating material, said base having a cavity formed substantially in the center thereof, (b) a pair of electrically conductive terminals at both ends of said base, the top plan view of each of said terminals having a generally H-shaped configuration, each of said terminals having a large portion, a small portion and a middle portion connecting said large and small portions so as to form said generally H-shaped configuration, wherein said terminals are snapped into said base so that the bottom of each of said large portions and small portions can be soldered directly to a printed board circuit, and wherein said small portions of said terminals are spaced apart and in facing relations to each other and positioned in said cavity, (c) a pair of grooves extending between each of said small portions of said terminals and through said cavity, (d) a fusible element stretched between said terminals and extending through said grooves and said cavity, the ends of said fusible elements being soldered to said conductive terminals, and (e) said cover being hermetically sealed to said base by an adhesive, thereby immovably fixing said two terminals in said base.