Water resistant fuse holder

摘要

A water resistant fuse holder for receiving a fuse of the plastic body type. The fuse holder includes a fuse body including a housing for retaining a pair of terminal elements for receiving the terminal legs of the fuse. The housing has an upper wall and a mouth extending from the upper wall and defining a cavity opening onto the leg-receiving ends of the terminal elements. The mouth terminates in an engagement surface and the mouth further includes a peripheral outer rim located adjacent the engagement surface. The fuse holder also includes a cap of resilient insulative material including a side wall defining a recess for receiving the mouth and the fuse body. The side wall has an internal ledge encompassing the recess and having an abutment surface for entering into substantially full surface engagement with the engagement surface of the mouth. The side wall further has an internal rib encompassing the recess and positioned between the ledge and the base surface of the cap. The spacing between the rib and the ledge is substantially equal to the height of the rim and the rib and the ledge define a groove for receiving the rim.