Patent ID: 7724122

Claim:
A fuse comprising: a fuse housing having first and second electrical terminals; a movable partition movably disposed within said fuse housing; a fusible structure connected between said first electrical terminal and said movable partition, said fusible structure melting when subjected to a threshold current flowing therethrough; a conductor connected between said movable partition and said second electrical terminal, said conductor, said movable partition and said fusible structure defining an electrical path between said first and second electrical terminals; a biasing element contained within said housing and connected to said movable partition, said biasing element acting on said movable partition to maintain said fusible structure in tension and for moving said movable partition upon melting of said fusible structure; an indicator connected between said movable partition and said second electrical terminal, said indicator protruding out of said second electrical terminal of said fuse housing upon melting of said fusible structure for providing visual indication of an interrupted condition of the fuse; and a fixed partition fixed within said fuse housing, said fixed partition and said movable partition defining three interior housing sections and said biasing element being retained between said fixed partition and said movable partition, wherein said fixed partition includes an aperture and said fusible structure is slidably received in said aperture, and wherein said fixed partition further includes a sleeve fixed in said aperture, said sleeve including a central bore for slidably receiving said fusible structure.