Patent ID: 6267627
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical plug with a removable bus fuse comprising:a) a housing having a cylindrical profile forming an inside chamber to accept the bus fuse therein, the chamber having an opening;b) two power prongs mounted in the housing and extending externally of the housing, the power prongs located such that the opening of the chamber is between the two power prongs;c) a ground prong mounted in the housing and extending into the chamber;d) a cover removably attached to the housing so as to cover the opening of the chamber, the cover including two spaced apart mounting appendages for removably gripping the bus fuse therebetween; and,e) the bus fuse removably mounted on the cover by the mounting appendages such that when the cover is attached to the housing the bus fuse is electrically connected between one power prong and the ground prong, and when the cover is removed from the housing, the bus fuse remains mounted to the cover.