Patent ID: 8105113
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A fuse adapter for adapting a fuse having a pair of coplanar blades with a predetermined blade spacing to fit to a pair of coplanar blade receiving terminal slots in a circuit having a different slot spacing, comprising: a pair of adapter terminals, each adapter terminal having a slotted, planar upper end spaced from the other terminal's slotted upper end by said predetermined blade spacing, each adapter terminal upper end also having an adjusting tab bent away from the upper end substantially perpendicular thereto and substantially parallel to a plane defined through the coplanar terminal slots, each adjusting tab being integral with a transition portion that extends towards and directly connects with an adapter blade, the two adapter blades being coplanar with and spaced apart by said different slot spacing to match the blade receiving terminal slots in said circuit.