Patent ID: 8127642

Claim:
A system for securing a fuse barrel component, comprising: (a) a handling device, the handling device comprising a hollow body, the hollow body comprising a wall defining an open cavity, and wherein the hollow body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the hollow body comprises an opening; a bar, the bar projecting from the first end of the hollow body; a first slot and a second slot, the first and second slots each comprising a first edge and a second edge defining each of the first and second slots, wherein the first and second slots extend from the first end of the hollow body and through at least a portion of the wall of the hollow body; and a notch, the notch comprising a contoured surface extending from the first end of the hollow body through at least a portion of the wall of the hollow body to the first edge of the first slot; (b) a hot stick, the hot stick being secured to the second end of the hollow body of the handling device; and (c) a fuse barrel component, the fuse barrel component comprising a cylindrical fuse tube, wherein the fuse barrel component engages at least one of the bar, the first slot, the second slot, and the notch; wherein the opening of the first end of the hollow body is substantially free from obstructions such that the opening is configured to receive a bottom end of the cylindrical fuse tube.