US 12,340,966 B2
Fuse holder
Austin M. Noble, Eden Prairie, MN (US); and Robert H. Kippley, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Assigned to Astec International Limited, Kowloon (HK)
Filed by Astec International Limited, Kowloon (HK)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/804,028.
Prior Publication US 2023/0386776 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/68 (2011.01); H01H 85/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 85/205 (2013.01) [H01H 85/2045 (2013.01); H01H 2085/207 (2013.01); H01H 2085/2085 (2013.01); H01H 2085/209 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuse holder comprising:
a first body half comprising a wall having:
a fuse cavity formed therein, the fuse cavity of the first body half forming a first portion of a cavity for a single fuse;
a first channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, the first channel forming a first portion of a first fuse lead guide path;
a second channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, the second channel forming a first portion of a second fuse lead guide path; and
a second body half comprising a wall having:
a fuse cavity for the single fuse formed therein, the fuse cavity of the second body half forming a second portion of the cavity for the single fuse;
a third channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, the third channel forming a second portion of the first fuse lead guide path;
a fourth channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, the fourth channel forming a second portion of the second fuse lead guide path; and
a lead offset portion of the first channel comprising a tongue configured to offset the first fuse lead guide path away from an interior surface of the wall of the first body half in a direction normal to the interior surface of the wall of the first body half;
wherein:
the first channel and the third channel mate together and form the first fuse lead guide path;
the second channel and the fourth channel mate together and form the second fuse lead guide path; and
the third channel has a groove formed therein configured to receive the tongue.