Patent ID: 11923162
Assignee: LITTELFUSE, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A fuse comprising:
a stack comprising a first plurality of layers and a second plurality of layers arranged to form steps, the stack further comprising:
an upper stack comprising the first plurality of layers, wherein the first plurality of layers are of a first dimension; and
a lower stack comprising the second plurality of layers, wherein the second plurality of layers are of a second dimension, the second dimension being larger than the first dimension;

a flattened wire disposed between the upper stack and the lower stack; and
a terminal coupled to the flattened wire, the terminal comprising a plurality of surfaces to cover the steps at one end of the stack, the plurality of surfaces comprising:
a pair of surfaces covering, and in direct contact with, a first step of the stack; and
a triad of surfaces covering, and in direct contact with, a second step of the stack;
wherein the pair of surfaces extends from a top of the triad of surfaces.