H01H21/50

Electrical switch with built in fuse improvement
10008347 · 2018-06-26 ·

Electrical switches with pivotable toggle portions having replaceable fuses mounted in the toggle portions, and a removable cover/boot protecting the fuse. The electrical switches can have an activation component that closes and opens contact points or a single contact point within switch housing. The activation component can include a front end and a rear end. The rear end can be within the switch housing and the front end can protrude from the switch housing. The front end of the activation component can include a fuse slot. A fuse may be placed in the fuse slot and removed from the fuse slot. A rubber cover or boot, and the like can be removably attachable to the outside of the fuse slot to protect a fuse within the fuse slot. Flush mount and surface mount panels can be used with the electrical switches having replaceable fuses.