Patent ID: 6055147
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H01C,H02H

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing independent over-current protection to a plurality of electrical devices, said apparatus comprising:a non-conductive body having a plurality of bores extending through said body from a first portion to a second portion of said body;a plurality of fusible elements corresponding to and disposed within said plurality of bores, each of said fusible elements having a first terminal proximate to said first portion of said body and a second terminal proximate to said second portion; anda common electrode coupled to said first terminal of each of said plurality of fusible elements and couplable to a source of electrical power, said second terminals of each of said plurality of fusible elements couplable to at least one of said plurality of electrical devices, each of said plurality of fusible elements operative to open-circuit when an electrical device coupled thereto causes an electrical current to flow through said fusible element in excess of a current rating of said fusible element.