Patent ID: 9613776
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A holder for receiving an electrical fuse, said holder comprising: a housing; and electrical contacts secured to said housing; and a fuse shuttle, said fuse shuttle slidably fitted to said housing and having a receptacle for receiving the electrical fuse, said fuse shuttle having a fuse loading position relative to said housing and a fuse operational position relative to said housing, the fuse loading position spaced from the fuse operational position, said electrical contacts spaced from the electrical fuse when the electrical fuse is positioned in the receptacle and said fuse shuttle is in the fuse loading position and said electrical contacts engaging the electrical fuse when the electrical fuse is positioned in the receptacle and said fuse shuttle is in the fuse operational position, wherein the fuse includes opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends, wherein said fuse shuttle includes spaced apart first and second arms, wherein the first and second arms of said fuse shuttle includes first and second receptacles, respectively, for receiving the first and second generally cylindrical ends, respectively, wherein said housing includes spaced apart first and second housing features, and wherein each of the first and second arms include an arm feature for cooperation with the first and second housing features, respectively, the arm features and the housing features slidably guide said fuse shuttle in a first portion of said housing.