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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Shoals Technologies Group, Llc, Portland, TN (US);
Dean Solon, Portland, TN (US);
George M. Solon, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC, Portland, TN (US);
Abstract
A novel fuse joint may be incorporated into a wire harness for use in solar energy installations. The novel fuse joint interfaces an in-line fuse with the middle portion of a wire segment at one end of the fuse, and with a wire end at the other end of the fuse. In this manner the number of connection points required to achieve in-line fuse functionality is decreased, thereby improving safety and conductivity over conventional in-line fuses. The fuse is undermolded, and the undermold is overmolded in situ, thereby yielding a double molded fuse joint. The novel fuse joint may be incorporated into a wire harness with conventional in-line fuses.