Patent ID: 8077007

Claim:
A blade fuse comprising: a first terminal including an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a width w 1 ; a second terminal including an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a width w 2 , said upper portion of said second terminal spaced apart from the upper portion of the first terminal to define a first gap G therebetween and the lower portion of the second terminal being spaced apart from the lower portion of the first terminal to define a second gap g, said second gap g being less than the width w 1 of said lower portion of said first terminal, said second gap g being less than the width w 2 of said lower portion of said second terminal; a fusible element disposed within the gap G between the first and second terminals; and a projection extending from said lower portion of said first terminal toward said second terminal a distance into the gaps G and g, said projection having a polygonal shape.