Patent ID: 7864510

Claim:
A clothes dryer having an electrical load, comprising: a cabinet having a wall; a power cord mounted on the wall outside of the cabinet, the power cord having a cord neutral wire line and at least one entry live wire line, the neutral line being connected in electrical circuit with the electrical load; the wall having a wiring entry opening through which the neutral wire line and the at least one entry live wire line pass into, and extend within, the cabinet; the electrical load being further connected in electrical circuit with at least one load live wire line extending within inside the cabinet; and, a fuse for each entry live wire line being connected in electrical circuit between a corresponding entry live wire line and a corresponding load live wire line for disconnecting power to the load live wire line and the electrical load, the fuse being located inside the cabinet closely adjacent to the wiring entry opening so as to limit length of the at least one entry live wire line within the cabinet.