Patent ID: 8629750
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A fuse comprising: a nonconductive body having opposing first and second ends; first and second conductive terminal elements coupled to the body at the respective first and second ends; a nonconductive bridge element having opposed first and second end edges, each of the first and second end edges of the nonconductive bridge including a termination notch and a winding notch spaced from the termination notch, the nonconductive bridge element extending axially within the fuse body between the first and second conductive terminal elements; and at least one wire fuse element including a first end, a second end and a length therebetween, the length of the at least one wire fuse element being wrapped once around each termination notch on each of the first and second end edges of the nonconductive bridge element, and being wrapped at least once around the winding notch in each of the first and second end edges of the nonconductive bridge element and therefore being wound around the nonconductive bridge element.