Fuse block for miniature plug-in blade-type fuse

Claim 2

A fuse block comprising a floor comprising a floor base, a first floor side attached to a first side of said floor base, a second floor side attached to a second side of said floor base, and a plurality of fuse holder positioning members attached to said floor base; a multi-position bussed fuse holder, inserted between a pair of said fuse holder positioning members of said floor, comprising a bus bar, and a plurality of fuse holders, each comprising a first and second fuse holder arm, attached to said bus bar, having an exterior side indentation and an interior side indentation, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm; a plurality of single-connect fuse holders, insulated from each other, held in proximity to a fuse holder positioning member of said floor, comprising a fuse holder base, means of attaching a wire to said fuse holder base, a first torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a first corner of a first edge of said fuse holder base, a second torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a second corner of said first edge of said fuse holder base in an approximately parallel configuration to said first torsion arm, a first fuse holder arm attached to said first torsion arm, a second fuse holder arm attached to said second torsion arm, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm; and a cage, attached to said floor, comprising a cage top having a plurality of openings, a plurality of fuse holder positioning members attached to the bottom surface of said cage top in pairs in proximity to said openings in said cage top, a first and second cage end attached to said cage top, a first and second upper cage side attached to said cage top and said cage ends, a first and second lower cage side attached to said cage ends, and a terminal box partition attached to said upper cage side and said lower cage side.

Claim 3

The fuse block of claim 1, further comprising means of attaching a wire to said multi-position bussed fuse holder.

Claim 4

The fuse block of claim 1, further comprising a main terminal platform attached to said base of said floor.

Claim 5

The fuse block of claim 1, wherein: said base of said floor is a base having a mounting hole.

Claim 6

The fuse block of claim 1, wherein: said base of said floor is a base having a floor extension holding hole.

Claim 7

The fuse block of claim 1, further comprising a tab attached to the exterior of a side of said floor, and a tab attached to the interior of said lower cage side and engaging said tab of said side of said floor.

Claim 8

The fuse block of claim 1, further comprising a bar attached to the bottom of said top of said cage, a tab attached near the bottom of said bar, and a tab attached to a fuse holder positioning member of said floor and engaging said tab of said bar.

Claim 9

The fuse holder of claim 1, wherein: said fuse holder positioning members of said floor are four or more wall-like members attached or said base of said floor in a configuration of sets of pairs of members aligned approximately parallel to a side of said floor.

Claim 10

The fuse block of claim 1, wherein: said top of said cage is a top having a plurality of beveled rectangular openings arranged in pairs with the short sides of the rectangular openings adjacent.

Claim 11

The fuse block of claim 1, further comprising a floor extension, attached to said floor, comprising a floor extension base, a first and second floor extension side attached to said floor extension base. a plurality of fuse holder positioning members attached to said floor extension base, and means of attaching a cage to said floor extension.

Claim 12

A fuse block comprising a floor comprising a floor base having a mounting hole, a first and second floor side attached to a first side of said floor base, a third and fourth floor side attached to a second side of said floor base, a first, second, third and fourth tab attached respectively to the exterior of said first, second, third and fourth floor sides, a first main terminal platform attached to said floor base between said first and second sides, a second main terminal platform attached to said floor base between said third and said fourth floor sides, and a plurality of wall-like fuse holder positioning members attached to said floor base in sets of pairs of members aligned approximately parallel to a floor side; a multi-position bussed fuse holder, inserted between a pair of said fuse holder positioning members of said floor, comprising a bus bar, a plurality of fuse holders, each comprising a first and second fuse holder arm, attached to said bus bar, having an exterior side indentation and an interior side indentation, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm, and a bus connect member attached to the bus bar in a configuration approximately perpendicular to said fuse holders; a main terminal lug attached to said bus connect member and held in proximity to a main terminal platform of said floor; a plurality of single-connect fuse holders, held in proximity to a fuse holder positioning member of said floor, comprising a fuse holder base, a captive screw attached to said fuse holder base, a floating captive washer attached to said captive screw, a first torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a first corner of a first edge of said fuse holder base, a second torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a second corner of said first edge of said fuse holder base in an approximately parallel configuration to said first torsion arm, a first fuse holder arm attached to said first torsion arm, a second fuse holder arm attached to said second torsion arm, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm; and a cage, attached to said floor, comprising a cage top having a plurality of beveled, rectangular, openings of approximately equal size arranged in pairs with the short sides of the rectangular openings adjacent, a plurality of U-shaped fuse holder positioning members attached to the bottom surface of said cage top in pairs in proximity to said openings in said cage top, a first and second cage end attached to said cage top, a first and second upper cage side attached to said cage top and said cage ends, a first and second lower cage side attached to said cage ends, a terminal box partition attached to said upper cage side and said lower cage side, and a first and second tab attached respectively to said first and second lower cage side and engaging said corresponding tab of said floor side.

Claim 13

A fuse block comprising a floor comprising a floor base having a mounting hole, a first and second floor side attached to a first side of said floor base, a third and fourth floor side attached to a second side of said floor base, a first, second, third and fourth tab attached respectively to the exterior of said first, second, third and fourth floor sides, a first main terminal platform attached to said floor base between said first and second sides, a second main terminal platform attached to said floor base between said third and said fourth floor sides, and a plurality of wall-like fuse holder positioning members attached to said floor base in sets of pairs of members aligned approximately parallel to a floor side; a multi-position bussed fuse holder, inserted between a pair of said fuse holder positioning members of said floor, comprising a bus bar, a plurality of fuse holders, each comprising a first and second fuse holder arm, attached to said bus bar, having an exterior side indentation and an interior side indentation, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm, and a bus connect member attached to the bus bar in a configuration approximately perpendicular to said fuse holders; a main terminal lug attached to said bus connect member and held in proximity to a main terminal platform of said floor; a plurality of single-connect fuse holders, held in proximity to a fuse holder positioning member of said floor, comprising a fuse holder base, a captive screw attached to said fuse holder base, a floating captive washer attached to said captive screw, a first torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a first corner of a first edge of said fuse holder base, a second torsion arm attached to said fuse holder base near a second corner of said first edge of said fuse holder base in an approximately parallel configuration to said first torsion arm, a first fuse holder arm attached to said first torsion arm, a second fuse holder arm attached to said second torsion arm, a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said first fuse holder arm, and a contact point attached near the end on the interior of said second fuse holder arm; and a cage, attached to said floor, comprising a cage top having a plurality of beveled, rectangular, openings of approximately equal size arranged in pairs with the short sides of the rectangular openings adjacent, a plurality of U-shaped fuse holder positioning members attached to the bottom surface of said cage top in pairs in proximity to said openings in said cage top, a first and second cage end attached to said cage top, a first and second upper cage side attached to said cage top and said cage ends, a first and second lower cage side attached to said cage ends, a terminal box partition attached to said upper cage side and said lower cage side, and a first and second tab attached respectively to said first and second lower cage side and engaging said corresponding tab of said floor side.