Patent ID: 6359765
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A fused terminal for use with a network protector having an output receptacle and a housing having a predetermined height, the network protector being electrically connectable between a high-voltage primary feeder cable and a secondary-side network of an electrical network, said fused terminal being located outside of the network protector housing and electrically connecting the network protector and the secondary-side network, said fused terminal being adapted to receive a fuse for providing a fused electrical connection between the network protector and the secondary-side network, said terminal comprising:a terminal sized and shaped to releasably engage the output receptacle of the network protector; a quick-connect terminal for providing a quick-connect electrical connection to the secondary-side network; and a housing encasing said terminal and said quick-connect terminal; wherein said terminal, said quick-connect terminal and said housing are sized and shaped so as to not change the predetermined height of the network protector when said fused terminal is engaged with the output receptacle of the network protector.