Patent ID: 8576041

Claim:
An electrical fuse for protecting electrical circuitry on a circuit board, the electrical fuse comprising: a nonconductive base comprising a first end and first and second opposed pairs of cradle members extending from the first end, each of the first and second opposed pairs of cradle members comprising opposing flat and linear faces having an inverted slope relative to one another, the opposing flat and linear faces being obliquely sloped and collectively defining a receiving area of at least about 60°; a pair of axial leads extending through and exposed from the base for connection to the circuit board, and a respective one of the pair of axial leads extending through the base between each of the opposed pairs of cradle members; and a fuse element in the receiving area and soldered to proximal ends of the pair of axial leads, the fuse element extending between each of the opposed pair of cradle members and extending transversely to the axial leads.