Patent ID: 8937524
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H01H,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surface mount fuse comprising: an insulative body; first and second conductive end caps attached to the insulative body, each end cap defining an aperture that extends through a wall of the end cap; and a fuse element having a horizontal section extending through the insulative body and the apertures, the fuse element further including first bent sections connected to opposite ends of the horizontal section, the first bent sections extending from the apertures along an outer surface of the first and second conductive end caps to a bottom surface of the first and second conductive end caps, the fuse element further including second bent sections connected to the first bent sections, the second bent sections being parallel to the horizontal section and configured to attach the fuse element to pads on a printed circuit board, wherein the fuse element is secured in the insulative body and the first and second conductive end caps are secured to the insulative body by the first bent sections.