US895432A - Inclosed-fuse terminal. - Google Patents

Description

f No. 895,432.

I RQ c. CjJLE. 'INCEOSBD FUSE TBRMNAL.

APPLICATION FILED FISE. 16, 1307.

@ Inventor:

- PATENTE) AUG. 11, 1908.'

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errule 4 and the form of a blade 5, which the end Wall of the ferrule an cut, have Invented certain n .concise specification.

My invention relates to in electrical protective purpo on or'attached to one of the aforementioned ounty,Connecti In the form of the invention shown in ew and useful Fig. 1 the ferrule and contact member are both provided with alined apertures, and the clear, and securing means consists of'a tu ular rivet 6 upset Within said apertures. The hole Ior place by a drop of solder or by other means se casing and its extion. In'the' forms of Fifrs. 1 and 2-the parts securely joined toof the terminal are simi arly arranged, but' ructure adapted to the tubular securing means is formed-,as 4an.

e assembled as a unit with the other parts Integral projection or tubular boss 7 on one and capable of beingrea -electrical Contact with t lnclosed fuse-link.

dily put in proper of the parts and upset inside or against `the hefterminal of the margin of the aperture in the other part.Y

he-hole through the tubular bossis oecu- Tothis end the inventioninvolves the compied by the link terminal 3 the same as exbination'and arrangement o appended claims.

the tubular securing means and with the I1 the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal aperture or apertures-1n which said means end With the use-1ink atter mayb e either inte central section of an inclose terminals constructed in aC my invention, and sh and its terminals in el plan view thereof; Fig. 3

section of a medied termi and Fig. 4 is a urther modifie The fuse illustrated compri 1 of fusible metal or alloy con cas' 2 of fiber or equivale inten ed to be surroun r'ractory cmminuted material no The fuse-link is electrically connect ded by a fill nal ses a fuse-link tained Withina t e detriment ofthe electrical and 'mechannt material and ical connection. It will be m-anifest,how Ing of reever, as to this point, that other forms of t shown. stop connections may be employed with edat each equal effect.

terminals 3, which d fuse having 1s secured, and in order to strengthen the cordance with union between the said parts a stop connecowing the fuse-link tion is provided between them in the form of evation; Fig. .2 is a a lug or protuberance on one of said parts is a longitudinal -engaging with a complementary recess or construction; socket in the other part, such as indicated at 8 (Fifrs. 1 and 4), so that the blade cannot e acci entally turned upon the ferrule to terminals are respectively connected means as shown in Figs. 1 -and 2. In' this with the main terminals of the device so that have shown in Fig. 3 a further modiiica? gral with the link or tion of the invention illustrating a reversal nner shown, and said of the arrangement of tubular securing CRD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNCRTO THE :ronNs-PRATT COMPANY,

, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT. Y

INCLosEn-Fusia f'rEnmNaL.

Patented Aug. 11,'19o8.'

OLE, a parts and permanently secured Within an g in the aperture in the other.

closed uses f or through the rivet is occu ied by the ter` ses, and more minal of the fuse-link, whicn .maybe held in e A form the tubular boss,'indicated by9 is current may pass through the link fromformed as an integral part of the errule, ,beone exterior contactblade to the other: The ing conveniently formed thereon at the end closure for the 'casi an exterior c hich may be the same time'it is stamped from the blank, and

compriseaperforated t is boss is secured within the alined ape,V ng 2 in the form of a ture inthe contact blade' 5 by .spinning oror forked end bent over at ontact member in upsetting, the hnk terminal being secured is laid against Within the bore of the boss in the same man# d has a hooked ner as above described. A stop connection right angles for 8 is also shown in this modiiication.

he line terminals device The aboveforms of the invention illus# 1s .adapted trate' its use with single fuse-link fuses, but de and ferit will be understood that any desired numrmed her of use-linke can be connected'wlth the los i 75 fparts as herein plained with reference to Fig. 4. In both ointed outin the cases the link vterminals areconceutric with nel", and in the case om such connections the stop lu'g will obviously be not. re-

' quired.

Having described my invention, whatv I claim and desire to secure by United States Letters Paniiss\ w 1. As an .article of manufacture," aninclosed cartridge fuse consisting of a tubular Casin contai'njii afuse-link with link termina s, an end c o'sure for said casing and a contact member permanently 'secured to said cnd Aclosure and formingI a. structural part of the cartridge fuse, said closure and member bein provided with registering apertures receiving the link terminal and the securing means for said closure and contact member comprising a tubular member concentric to said apertures and embracing and secured to the link terminal therein.

2. As an article of manufacture, an in closed cartridge fuse consisting of a casing containing the fuselink,an end closure for the casing anda contact member permanently secured to seid closure, in combination with tubular securing means for said closure and member, a fuse-link terminal secured within said means 'and a positive end closiifs'of-the'fuse casin in like manstop connection between said closure and member adapted to lock the saine togr-ztliei. 30 fi,

3. An inc losed fuseliavin a casing and a. terminal comprising e eriu e and a. Contact member, one of said lest mentioned parts being provided with Aan aperture, in combi;

nation with a tubular projection formed as an integral ortionpof the other part and ada ted to linie secured in-said aperture to bin tion.

4. An inclosed fuse havingr a casing, a fuselink therein and a terminal for the device comprising an apertured ferrnlc, and a. contact blade having formed thereon a tubular boss located within said aperture and upset n against said ferrule, in combination with a. fuse-link having its terminal secured within said tubular boss.v

In testimony whereof, -I have signed my name to the specification in the presence of 5o two subscribing Witnesses. I

ROBERT C."COLE. Witnesses:

. ARTHUR B. lircir,v

JonN S. FrrzsmMONS.

said parlstogether, and a fuse-linkV h aving its terminal secured in said projec-l

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