ELECTRICAL FUSEHOLDER AND CONTACT THEREFOR

摘要

A panel mounting electrical fuseholder for cartridge fuse elements has an electrical contact (4) comprising a first annular portion (7) a second portion (8) which extends, substantially perpendicular to the plane of the annulus, outside the body (1) of the fuseholder and a third portion (9) which extends substantially perpendicular to the plane of the annulus on the same side of the plane as the second portion (8). The second portion (8) has a projecting tongue (10) which engages behind a shoulder (11) on the fuseholder body (1) to retain the contact (4) in the fuseholder.
The third portion (9) resists the tendancy of the contact (4) to tip and become dislodged when the terminal portion (12) of the contact is bent away from the body (1) to facilitate soldering of a lead to the terminal portion (12). A skirt (17) is provided on the body (1) to prevent release of the latching tongue (10) from the shoulder (11) without the use of a tool.