Carl R Reid

US Patent:

6376774, Apr 23, 2002

Filed:

Mar 7, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/520696

Inventors:

Seibang Oh - Elk Grove Village IL
Carl S. Reid - Northbrook IL

Assignee:

Littelfuse Inc. - DesPlaines IL

International Classification:

H07G 15113

US Classification:

174 92

Abstract:

A housing for an electrical overload protection cable assembly having a first cable, a second cable, a fusible link, and a protective housing. The protective housing has a first housing member and a second housing member. The first and second housing members each have a first end portion and a second end portion. The first and second housing members are coupled to form the protective housing having a channel extending from the first end to the second end. A first rib extends from the protective housing into the channel, and a second rib extends from the protective housing into the channel. The second rib is transverse to the first rib.

US Patent:

6486766, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Mar 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/524631

Inventors:

Carl S. Reid - Northbrook IL
Seibang Oh - Elk Grove Village IL

Assignee:

Littlefuse, Inc. - DesPlaines IL

International Classification:

H01H 85175

US Classification:

337186, 337251, 337252, 337180, 337187, 439622

Abstract:

A shield for an electrical fuse, including an inner enclosure for housing the electrical fuse and a pair of outwardly flaring end portions extending from the opposite ends of the enclosure. The shield includes walls separating the inner enclosure from each of the outwardly flaring end portions, and a slot in the walls for the extension through that slot of at least a terminal portion of the electrical fuse. The shield may be made of a pair of identical housing pieces with mating tongue and groove elements disposed substantially along the peripheries of those pieces. Preferably, the tongue element of the housing pieces is disposed on the opposite side as the groove element of the housing piece. Each of the outwardly flaring ends, or alternatively the walls, may cooperatively form a seal to aid in preventing entry of moisture or dirt into the shield. A sealing portion that aids in forming the seal may comprise a resilient, compressible grommet.

US Patent:

6815841, Nov 9, 2004

Filed:

Nov 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/433499

Inventors:

William P. Brown - Rolling Meadows IL
James Chen - Palatine IL
Carl S. Reid - Northbrook IL
Demetrios Thanopoulos - Arlington Heights IL
Stephen J. Whitney - Lake Zurich IL

Assignee:

Littelfuse, Inc. - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

B60Q 100

US Classification:

307 101, 361626, 439289, 439366, 307147

Abstract:

A fuse arrangement for use in a vehicle is provided having a configuration wherein a common bus terminal connected to a voltage supply is connected to terminals of one or more axial fuses. The other fuse terminals are, in turn, connected to a wiring harness that is located on an opposite side of the fuse box from the common bus terminal in a base of a fuse box. Additionally, the present invention includes a fuse array including a planar substrate with fuses constructed on the substrate by film metallization. Furthermore, the invention includes a carrier strip used for packaging automotive fuses that is made of a flexible material capable of being rolled into a package for shipping to an end user. The invention also includes a mini fuse having reduced terminal spacing for use in vehicles with mixed voltage systems wherein the reduced terminal spacing fuse is used for a particular voltage.