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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Applicant:
John Marvin Ackermann, Belleville, IL (US);
Inventor:
John Marvin Ackermann, Belleville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 85/30 (2006.01); H01H 85/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuse includes an insulative body, a primary fuse element extending within the body, a fuse state indicator extending on an exterior surface of the body and electrically connected in parallel with the primary fuse element, and first and second ferrules coupled to opposing ends of the fuse body and electrically connecting the primary fuse element and the fuse state indicator. At least one of the ferrules includes a recessed contact area establishing electrical connection to the fuse state indicator.