Claims
- 1. A fuse element comprising a body of metallic material including at least first and second parallel, superimposed strips, each strip including parallel rows of perforations dividing the strip into respective sections, adjacent perforations of each row being spaced apart to define weak points therebetween which secure adjacent ones of the sections together; the metallic body further including a plurality of support bridges interconnecting adjacent edges of the first and second strips; each support bridge electrically connecting one of the sections of the first strip to one of the sections of the second strip; adjacent bridges being noninterconnected; and wherein the support bridges are arranged at an angle with respect to the first and second strips.
- 2. The fuse element according to claim 1, wherein an end-most section of the first strip is fixedly joined to an end-most section of the second strip to define a connecting tab for connecting the fuse element to an electrical circuit.
- 3. The fuse element according to claim 2, wherein there are four strips.
- 4. The fuse element according to claim 1, wherein there are four strips.
- 5. A fuse element comprising a body of metallic material including at least first and second parallel, superimposed strips, each strip including parallel rows of perforations dividing the strip into respective sections, adjacent perforations of each row being spaced apart to define weak points therebetween which secure adjacent ones of the sections together; the metallic body further including a plurality of support bridges interconnecting adjacent edges of the first and second strips; each support bridge electrically connecting one of the sections of the first strip to one of the sections of the second strip; an end-most section of the first strip being fixedly joined to an end-most section of the second strip to define a connecting tab for connecting the fuse element to an electrical circuit; and wherein the support bridges are arranged at an angle with respect to the first and second strips.
- 6. A fuse element comprising:a body of metallic material including at least first and second parallel, superimposed strips; each strip including parallel rows of perforations dividing the strip into respective sections, adjacent perforations of each row being spaced apart to define weak points therebetween which secure adjacent ones of the sections together; the metallic body further including a plurality of support bridges interconnecting adjacent edges of the first and second strips, each support bridge electrically connecting one of the sections of the first strip to one of the sections of the second strip, adjacent bridges being noninterconnected; and a connecting tab at each end of each of the strips for connecting the fuse element to an electrical circuit.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/004,443, filed on Jan. 8, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,426, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/670,559, filed on Jun. 27, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,736,918.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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