Patent ID: 8516898

Claim:
A slat disconnect sensor comprising: a base; first and second arms spaced apart from one another and operatively supported by the base, at least one of the first and second arms having an end mounted to the base and rotatable relative thereto at a pivot between connect and disconnect conditions; a conductive mechanical link including first and second link portions respectively secured to the first and second arms, the link interconnecting the first and second arms and including a weakened area providing a frangible connection in the connect condition and configured to break at the frangible connection in the disconnect condition; and a fuse including first and second fuse portions operatively mounted to the first and second arms, the fuse interconnected between the first and second arms providing continuity through the mechanical link in the connected condition, continuity broken between the first and second fuse portions in the disconnect condition wherein the first and second fuse portions are respectively the same as the first and second link portions.