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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuhiko Totsuka, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ; H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
337198 ; 337260 ; 337264 ; 337295 ; 337201 ; 337190 ; 337216 ;
Abstract
A fuse includes a fuse element having a pair of terminal portions interconnected by a fusible portion, pivot pawls provided between the fusible portion and each of the terminal portions, seat surfaces respectively supporting the pivot pawls thereon, thereby holding the fuse element within an insulating housing, and pivotal movement-allowing spaces for allowing two portions of the fuse element, separated from each other when the fusible portion is melted, to be pivotally moved about the pivot pawls inside and outside the insulating housing.