Appeal No. 1998-2485
Application 08/711,996
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 7-10.
We reverse but enter a new ground of rejection.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention relates to a plug having a
replaceable fuse. The plug is mounted to the housing of an
appliance with the replaceable fuse on the inside of the
housing so that the fuse is not accessible from the outside.
This provides a structure whereby the exchanging of the fuse
must be done by a skilled person.
Claim 7 is reproduced below.
7. A fuse containing plug for mounting on an
appliance with a replaceable fuse confined inside a
housing for the appliance, comprising in combination,
an insulation plug body having structure for
receiving and supporting electrical contact pins for
electrical connection between an electrical wire
assembly outside the appliance and appliance electrical
wiring inside the appliance, and
plug body structure to non-removably mount the
plug on an appliance with only the contact pin
terminals for connecting the plug to the electrical
wire assembly being accessible from outside of the
appliance,
wherein said plug body structure supports a
replaceable fuse positioned on the plug body structure
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