US1177310A - Fuse-box. - Google Patents

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FUSE SOX.

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Application ler' .amiazii '1.915. Serial No. Lw.

To 'ao-7mm may concern.'

Be ie knownthat I. HARRY F. iliegn, e. citizen of the United States, resiiling et Columbus, in the county of Frankiin and Siate of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fuse-Boxes, of

bien the following is a specification. 5

The object principally oi this invention generally is to provide improved means whereby electric fuses2 especially those for liigii tension currents, can be examined, benl died and replaced with greater. safety than heretofore.

vThe perticular advantage of the improved means will more folly appear from tile foilowing description :ml claim.

In the accompanying drawing showing one embodiment of the inventionMFigur/e l is a front View of the fuse box the door opened and disclosing the interior details. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section oi? e portion of the bm; on the line :f1-.1: Fig. l, showing in top plan View the upper end oi'- glie 'fuse'. Fig. 3 is n similar horizontal section on the line g/--gl Fig. i.

ln the views 5 designanee tbe bei'. and 8 is, floor therefor hinged as i' i-o close the front of the box.

l8 glesignates a stone base mounted ami; soonred with suitable insulating devices 9 :ai: time lei't band end. of die bora. The base bas upon it Suitable. binding` posts l0, incl il for connecting the electric iine concluoiors. lilounml on the bose in eleerio oonnooiion with ilie binding1 poss are n standard l2 nml the 'female member 13 oi" o knife switch.

14; designates, tlie inse. The inse 'has at' one encl a knife l5 to engage the member 11E., while the other end bold in n metal elemping irn'me '6 ningen ai l? to 'die eeniiorcl 'The clamping 'frame lier one Side finiy tened as ai 181:0 iineains; a fini, 'oorhon infinie on the fuse so Limi be knife i5 may? be properhT positioned to einer tbe member '1Q when the inse swung ii'giwzizfl on -bingre 17. A 'thumb screw i9. the proper tiirning of Whicliserves to bioil the Clamp upon @ne fuse when inserte-rl in the clamp on it the removal of the inse when ehe latter is to be examined or replaced with another 1e provided. The buiging of the fuse supporting frame is suoli that the frame can be swung parallel to 1die freni: of tile box and toward ille enel of the box opposite @imi-- noer which it iS hinged. Connected with the demping member by. n-.liinging member Q0 ie a. rofl composed of en insuieting poru 'tion 2l end e. me'aliic porion 2:2-, the ':Wo'

being nnifed by e. coupling 23 (preferably threaded). The aforeeaiil roei is oi"- sufficient length to 1er-(tenti through e slot which is mafie of just abone the diameter of the roel Where it passes through So zbae bbe coupling 23 liali also serve :i stop to ebut against the enel oil/ibo box and lereby limi?, the throw of tile rofl and. fuse as eieariy illiifsrotecl by broken iin-ee The outer enel oi' the rox?. is provided with einen able nob for Working il; iso osoiiiate iiio fuse., holo ibroiiggb "olie booin of elle box of ferais e. passage for fier-.ie of o when beingl biown, Y

The prfioiee with 'iiis invenion io poli flown lie fuse beoee opening the floor oi' die bon, and to dose lobe dooi` before einer inn' the inse up -o poe non. .in ilus W55? iiesbingg of ilmne in be face oi the oper-I otor :incl tile dangers and ennoyanees inei (lent ili'ereo eoiilerl. To repleto a. blown 'fuse tiie leiter is pulled down and, the door eiterwirel opened after which the blc-Wn fuse Cori le safely remo-reti and e. neoT one pnt iniis pince. The door is then eioee. and abenew iiseturned. op .into or ,xnive 'posiaionk I Another aalranage of eotostriieiiion is f''in; the obtaining of to be interior of-"i or '45o loe. inse nifl appurtenances floee 'not ini/Pivo n Serious exposure oi" alie inse mul liolers g-o rein or snow., oli @nifl einpiy proeeteei by die roo" of perfo bona eb@ lavoir.

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ilmtore baring' e closing door. conm-o claim is:

one Sirle` of lobe box'. supporing means for si frise hinged in elecirioal conneeiiion ivib one sind eonaos to oseiliaie in a pinne bei; 'for liiglitension electric on-

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