Patent ID: 6404322
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: F16B,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A fusible link comprising two pieces of sheet material, each piece having opposite ends and opposite side edges, one of said ends defining the opposite ends of said link, the other of said ends having generally planar surfaces between said side edges, said planar surfaces being superimposed adjacent the other of said ends, said superimposed surfaces being devoid of material weakening apertures, an effective amount of eutectic solder, said solder being solely positioned between said superimposed surfaces, said pieces being bent at said superimposed surfaces to define a bend extending transversely across said pieces from one of said side edges to the other of said side edges to provide additional strength to said link when said shear forces are applied to said solder and to reduce creep at temperatures below the eutectic temperature of said solder, and means including said bend for quickly separating said pieces when said eutectic solder reaches its eutectic temperature, said link being nestable with other links superimposed thereon for shipping.