A fuse holder for a fuse cutout includes a molded member including a short fuse tube section and a downwardly extending fin member adapted for securing to a trunnion assembly. An arc quenching liner is disposed in the interior of the tube section and a top casting is connected to the top of the fuse holder and adapted to receive and hold an arc flange of an arc sleeve on a top edge, thereby keeping the arc flange above the top casting. A conductive screw cap seals the assembly. The shorter tube and the provision of the arc flange above the top casting provides superior arc quenching properties.

A system for monitoring one or more aspects of a fuse tube assembly of a fuse cutout comprises: a housing structured to be disposed adjacent to, and coupled to the fuse tube assembly; a power source disposed in the housing; a processing unit disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the power source; and a motion detecting unit disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the processing unit, the motion detecting unit being structured to detect one or both of position or movement of the housing.

An insulation device is disclosed. The insulation device is used as an insulator of a fuse cutout, and comprises: a cylindrical insulating body, a plurality of first insulation sheds, an extending cylindrical insulating body horizontally connected to the cylindrical insulating body, and at least one second insulation shed, in which said first insulation shed is a circular fin extending radially outwardly from a side surface of the cylindrical insulating body, and the second insulation shed is also a circular fin extending radially outwardly from a side surface of the extending cylindrical insulating body. Compared to the conventional insulator of the fuse cutout, the insulation device according to the present invention has longer creepage distance because of additionally including the extending cylindrical insulating body and the at least one second insulation shed, so as to exhibit superior electrical performance under sever weather condition.

A fuse assembly having a displaceable pin assembly secured within a cap bore of an end cap of the fuse assembly. The displaceable pin assembly can include a plunger that is selectively displaceable along an axis that is non-parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the first end cap. The plunger can be selectively displaceable between an extended position at which at least a first end of the plunger is outwardly positioned away from an outer surface of the first end cap, and a recessed position at which the first end of the plunger is recessed within, or generally aligned with the outer surface of, the first end cap. The displaceable pin assembly can also include a biasing element that can bias the plunger to the extended position, and a support body that can house at least a portion of the plunger and be securely coupled to the cap bore.

An upper contact assembly is disclosed, which comprises a metal member, and an electrically conductive (EC) plate provided with an aperture thereon, a sheet metal spring, and a support unit are disposed in the accommodation space. Moreover, the sheet metal spring contacts with a bottom of the EC plate, and a protrusion block of the EC plate is exposed out of the metal member via the aperture. In addition, a hollow cylindrical (HC) conductor is vertically disposed on the top of the metal member, thereby being in contact with the protrusion block. As such, the HC conductor, the protrusion block, the EC plate, and the sheet metal spring are formed with an electrical transmission path therebetween, such that an electric wire is allowed to conduct a high-power electrical transmission through the ET path after being connected to a second end of the HC conductor.

A hooked fuse barrel, illustrates a cutout that mounts conventionally on utility poles includes an elongated fusible link contained within a fiber glass fuse barrel; a sieve attached to the upper end of the fuse barrel includes a pull ring which attaches to and extends outwardly from the said sleeve; a fiber glass hook is attached and extends outwardly engage with the switch device. Advantageously, a hooked fuse barrel selectively receiving a long stick for disengaging the fuse body from the connection assembly and cut the amount of work, time and effort needed to replace the fuse on the top of electrical transformer on electrical poles.

An insulation device is disclosed. The insulation device is used as an insulator of a fuse cutout, and comprises: a cylindrical insulating body, a plurality of first insulation sheds, an extending cylindrical insulating body horizontally connected to the cylindrical insulating body, and at least one second insulation shed, in which said first insulation shed is a circular fin extending radially outwardly from a side surface of the cylindrical insulating body, and the second insulation shed is also a circular fin extending radially outwardly from a side surface of the extending cylindrical insulating body. Compared to the conventional insulator of the fuse cutout, the insulation device according to the present invention has longer creepage distance because of additionally including the extending cylindrical insulating body and the at least one second insulation shed, so as to exhibit superior electrical performance under sever weather condition.

A load break tool for opening a high load electrical switch having a first switch contact and a second switch contact. The load break tool includes a main body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The main body is movable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. A first contact is coupled to the first end and configured to selectively couple with the first switch contact. A second contact is coupled to the second end and configured to selectively couple with the second switch contact. In the retracted configuration the first contact is in electrical communication with the second contact. A spring assembly is mounted in the main body for biasing the main body to the retracted configuration, the spring assembly including a compression spring.

A utility probe is disclosed. The utility probed includes a body having an upper portion with first and second opposing ends and a lower portion extending from the upper portion; a shaft extending outwardly from the first end of the upper portion, the shaft including a plurality of holes therein; and an array of resilient fingers extending from the shaft, wherein each of the plurality of holes is configured to receive a respective one of the array of resilient fingers therein.

A load break cutout refuser includes an actuator configured to couple to a fuse cutout. A receiver is communicatively coupled to the actuator. The receiver is configured to receive a signal from a transmitter remote from the receiver. The actuator is configured to close the fuse cutout in response to the signal received by the receiver. A system includes the refuser and a transmitter remote from the fuse cutout, receiver, and actuator to send a signal to the receiver to cause the actuator to close the fuse cutout. A method of closing a fuse cutout using the load break cutout refuser system is also disclosed.