Patent ID: 6254434
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A make-before-break system for changing a fuse in a fuse panel, comprising:a fuse bypass module, including:a housing having a bypass fuse receptacle for receiving a bypass fuse;an electrical connector on said housing electrically coupled to said bypass fuse and removably couplable to a fuse panel electrical connector associated with a fuse panel, said fuse bypass module couplable to said fuse panel to allow said bypass fuse receptacle to be coupled in parallel with said primary fuse and further to allow said primary fuse to be removed without interrupting power to said load; anda fuse panel, including:a fuse mounting bracket;a primary fuse receptacle mounted to said fuse mounting bracket and having terminals coupled to a power source and a load, respectively; anda fuse panel electrical connector supported by said fuse mounting bracket and electrically coupled to said primary fuse receptacle, said fuse panel electrical connector removably couplable to said electrical connector of said fuse bypass module to allow said bypass fuse module to be coupled in parallel with a primary fuse in said primary fuse receptacle and further allow said primary fuse to be removed without interrupting power to said load.