US 11,842,876 B2
Single bolt fuse assembly with an electrically isolated bolt
Tiziano Bianchin, Verona (IT); Massimiliano Tinto, Verona (IT); Andrew J. Jozwiak, Chicago, IL (US); and Geoffrey Schwartz, Stoughton, MA (US)
Assigned to Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,239.
Application 17/894,239 is a continuation of application No. 17/506,063, filed on Oct. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,469,070.
Application 17/506,063 is a continuation of application No. 17/173,715, filed on Feb. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,195,683, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0406551 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01H 85/20 (2006.01); H01H 85/22 (2006.01); H01R 13/68 (2011.01)
CPC H01H 85/2045 (2013.01) [H01H 85/205 (2013.01); H01H 85/2005 (2013.01); H01H 85/22 (2013.01); H01R 13/68 (2013.01); H01H 2223/024 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuse assembly, comprising:
an insulated steel bolt comprising a base coupled to a shaft; and
a metal terminal comprising a bolt base receptacle comprising a hollow interior with a side opening and an inset portion with a side opening, wherein the base is laterally presented into the side opening of the bolt base receptacle to fit the base into the hollow interior, and wherein the shaft of the insulated steel bolt is laterally presented into the side opening of the inset portion to fit the shaft of the insulated steel bolt into the inset portion;
wherein the base is a rectangular cube of a first dimension.