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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Pax Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Venkateswa Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jacob Mathews, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pax Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Venkateswa Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jacob Mathews, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/68 (2006.01); H01R 33/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit disconnect assembly for a high-voltage electrical storage device in a vehicle integrates a grip portion and a fuse holder portion into one unit. The handle is easily manipulated manually within a housing of the storage device to open a high-voltage circuit and allow quick replacement of the fuse. The handle is manually shiftable between a locked state and an unlocked state to connect and disconnect the fuse from the circuit.