Patent ID: 8310333
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A fuse holder assembly comprising: a nonconductive fuse holder body defining a fuse receptacle, the fuse holder body including a top surface and a side surface including an aperture; a lever arm adapted to receive and retain a cylindrical fuse having first and second conductive terminal elements, the lever arm including opposing first and second ends, the first end being rotatably mounted to the fuse holder body proximate the top surface and a portion of the first end being exposed and accessible through the aperture in the side surface, the lever arm being pivotal about the first end such that the second end is selectively positionable between an open position and a closed position relative to the fuse holder body, the open position providing access to insert or remove the cylindrical fuse from the lever arm and the closed position preventing access to the cylindrical fuse; first and second fuse clips mounted to said body, wherein the respective first and second fuse clips engage the first and second conductive terminal elements when the cylindrical fuse is received therein and the lever arm is in the closed position, and wherein the first and second fuse clips are disengaged from the first and second conductive terminal elements when the cylindrical fuse is received in the lever arm and the lever arm is in the open position; and line and load side connection terminals each associated with one of the first and second fuse clips, the line and load side connection terminals each respectively defining a non-switchable current path to one of the first and second fuse clips.