Patent ID: 6377433
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A fuse/support assembly for attachment to an electrical bus having a surface, the fuse/support assembly comprising:a base plate, comprising a substrate made of an insulator and having a first side and a second side, a fastener bore extending through the substrate, a threaded fastener extending through the fastener bore, and an electrically conductive path on the substrate, the electrically conductive path including a contact location on the second side of the substrate positioned such that an engagement of the base plate to the electrical bus by the threaded fastener presses the contact location against the surface of the electrical bus to establish an electrically conductive contact therebetween; an external connector structure comprising an external electrical contact on the base plate, and a pigtail connector joined at a first end thereof to the external electrical contact and having an electrical connector at a second end thereof; and a fuse supported on the substrate and having a first end in electrical communication with the external connector structure and a second end in electrical communication with the electrically conductive path.