1. A fuse assembly that reduces corona shield discharge comprising:
a fuse having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a current conducting fusible element disposed therebetween and electrically connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the fusible element is configured to fail upon conducting current that exceeds a predetermined current rating and upon such failure electrically disconnect the first terminal from the second terminal;
a single electrically conductive member configured to be coupled with and disposed about the fuse, wherein the single electrically conductive member is electrically connected with the first terminal, and electrically isolated from the second terminal when the current conducting fusible element has failed and the first terminal is electrically disconnected from the second terminal as a result thereof;
wherein the single electrically conductive member includes a first end having a first diameter, a second end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and a conical transition portion positioned between the first end and the second end;
an electrically insulating housing encapsulating the conductive member and the fuse; and
an electrically conductive or semi-conductive material disposed about the electrically conductive housing and configured to provide a ground plane for the fuse assembly.
2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the single electrically conductive member is generally cylindrical.
3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the electrically conductive member comprises a first diameter greater than a diameter of the fuse and a second diameter greater than the first diameter.
4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the single electrically conductive member comprises a metallic sheet.
5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the metallic sheet is perforated.
6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the single electrically conductive member comprises a metallic mesh.
7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the single electrically conductive member comprises a metallic screen.
8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the electrically conductive member axially overlaps the first or the second terminal.
9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing comprises a one-piece material.
10. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the single electrically conductive member comprises aluminum.
11. The fuse assembly comprising:
a fuse having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a current conducting fusible element disposed therebetween and electrically connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the fusible element is configured to fail upon conducting current that exceeds a predetermined current rating and upon such failure electrically disconnect the first terminal from the second terminal;
a single electrically conductive member substantially surrounding and coupled with the fuse;
a one-piece electrically isolating enclosure substantially encapsulating the fuse and the single electrically conductive member such that the single electrically conductive member is electrically connected with the first terminal of the fuse, and electrically isolated from the second terminal when the current conducting fusible element has failed and the first terminal is electrically disconnected from the second terminal of the fuse as a result thereof; and
wherein the single electrically conductive member includes a first end having a first diameter, a second end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and a conical transition portion positioned between the first end and the second end;
an electrically conductive or semiconductor material disposed about the electrically isolating enclosure member.
12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein the single electrically conductive member is generally cylindrical and coaxial with the fuse.
13. The fuse assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the single electrically conductive member has a length and a cross-sectional area that is substantially the same along a majority of the length.
14. The fuse assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein a second end of the single electrically conductive member at least partially overlaps the second terminal.
15. The fuse assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the single electrically conductive member includes a transition portion between a first end and the second end, the transition portion having a cross-sectional area that increases gradually from the first end to the second end.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A ski-snowboard combination device comprising:
a first gliding board having an first edge having a substantially concave shape;
a second gliding board having a first edge having a substantially concave shape;
a binding mounting system mounted on the first gliding board and the second gliding board, the binding mounting system having:
a top plate; and
a bottom plate with a torque-sensitive release mechanism and a release-setting gauge, wherein the binding mounting system is releasable upon in the event of a threshold level of torque applied to the torque-sensitive release mechanism; and
a fastening device comprising a first part and a second part, the first part mounted on the first gliding board and the second part mounted on the second gliding board, the fastening device being configured to reversibly affix the inside edge of the first gliding board to the inside edge of the second gliding board, wherein when the inside edge of the first gliding board and the inside edge of the second gliding board form an opening with two convex sides,
wherein the binding mounting system is reconfigurable between a ski binding mounting system and a snowboard binding mounting system.
2. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1, wherein the binding mounting system further comprising:
a first ski binding system coupled with the first gliding board;
a second ski binding system coupled with the second gliding board; and
a snowboard binding system coupled with the first gliding board and the second gliding board.
3. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1, the first gliding board further having a second edge having a substantially concave shape, and the second gliding board further having a second edge having a substantially concave shape.
4. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1, wherein both the first gliding board central zone and the second gliding board central zone have a substantially flat bottom surface and comprise a substantially axial member having a first terminal end and a second terminal end separated by a binding mounting area on their top surface.
5. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1, wherein the binding mounting system further comprising:
a first ski binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board and configured to affix a ski binding thereto in a position facing the first terminal end of the first gliding board;
a second ski binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board and configured to affix a ski binding thereto in a position facing the first terminal end of the second gliding board;
a first one-half of a front foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board;
a second one-half of a front foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board;
a first one-half of a back foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board; and
a second one-half of a back foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board,
wherein the first one-half of the front foot snowboard binding mounting system and the second one-half of the front foot snowboard mounting system are configured to affix a first snowboard binding to the first gliding board and the second gliding board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first gliding board and second gliding board, and
wherein the first one-half of the back foot snowboard binding mounting system and the second one-half of the back foot snowboard mounting system are configured to affix a second snowboard binding to the first gliding board and the second gliding board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first gliding board and second gliding board.
6. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 5, each of the first ski binding mounting system and the second ski binding mounting system further comprises:
a bottom plate having a disk-accepting aperture disposed therein, the bottom plate being configured to be non-releasably coupled with a gliding board; and
a top plate having a disk disposed on the bottom-side surface of the top plate and a top-side surface configured to be non-releasably coupled with a boot,
wherein the disk is configured to be releasably aligned with the disk-accepting aperture of the bottom plate in the event of the threshold level of torque applied to the disk.
7. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1 wherein the bottom plate further comprises:
a set screw accessible from the outside of the bottom plate in mechanical communication with the torque-sensitive release mechanism and configured for adjusting the threshold torque,
wherein the torque-sensitive release mechanism housed within the bottom plate and aligned with the disk-accepting aperture to interact with the torque-sensitive release mechanism.
8. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 4, further comprising:
a tip clip coupled to the first terminal end of the first gliding board;
a tip peg coupled with the first terminal end of the second gliding board;
a tail clip coupled to the second terminal end of the first gliding board; and
a tail peg coupled with the second terminal end of the second gliding board,
wherein the tip clip is configured to latch onto the tip peg and the tail clip is configured to latch onto the tail peg, thereby further reversibly affixing the inside edge of the first gliding board to the inside edge of the second gliding board.
9. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 4, further comprising:
a jacket configured to fit over a portion of the first terminal end of the first gliding board and the first terminal end of the second gliding board when the fastening device reversibly affixes the inside edge of the first gliding board to the inside edge of the second gliding board.
10. A ski-snowboard combination device comprising:
a first gliding board having an outer edge configured for use as a snowboard and having an inner edge configured for use as a downhill ski;
a second gliding board being a reciprocal mirror image shape from the first gliding board such that the second gliding board also has an outer edge configured for use as a snowboard and having an inner edge configured for use as a downhill ski;
a binding mounting system mounted on the first gliding board and the second gliding board, the binding mounting system having:
a top plate; and
a bottom plate with a torque-sensitive release mechanism and a release-setting gauge, wherein the binding mounting system is releasable upon in the event of a threshold level of torque applied to the torque-sensitive release mechanism; and
a fastening device configured to affix the first gliding board to the second gliding board, whereby the inner edge of the first gliding board is pressed against the inner edge of the second gliding board,
wherein the binding mounting system is reconfigurable between a ski binding mounting system and a snowboard binding mounting system.
11. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 10, wherein when the inner edge of the first gliding board and the inner edge of the second gliding board forms an opening with two convex sides when the fastening device affixes the first gliding board to the second gliding board.
12. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 10, wherein both the first gliding board and the second gliding board have a substantially flat bottom surface and comprise a substantially axial member having a first terminal end and a second terminal end separated by a binding mounting area on their top surface.
13. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 10, wherein the binding mounting system further comprising:
a first ski binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board and configured to affix a ski binding thereto in a position facing the first terminal end of the first gliding board;
a second ski binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board and configured to affix a ski binding thereto in a position facing the first terminal end of the second gliding board;
a first one-half of a front foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board;
a second one-half of a front foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board;
a first one-half of a back foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the first gliding board; and
a second one-half of a back foot snowboard binding mounting system coupled to the mounting area of the second gliding board,
wherein the first one-half of the front foot snowboard binding mounting system and the second one-half of the front foot snowboard mounting system are configured to affix a first snowboard binding to the first gliding board and the second gliding board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first gliding board and second gliding board, and
wherein the first one-half of the back foot snowboard binding mounting system and the second one-half of the back foot snowboard mounting system are configured to affix a second snowboard binding to the first gliding board and the second gliding board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first gliding board and second gliding board.
14. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 13, each of the first ski binding mounting system and the second ski binding mounting system further comprises:
a bottom plate having a disk-accepting aperture disposed therein, the bottom plate being configured to be non-releasably coupled with a gliding board; and
a top plate having a disk disposed on the bottom-side surface of the top plate and a top-side surface configured to be non-releasably coupled with a boot,
wherein the disk is configured to be releasably aligned with the disk-accepting aperture of the bottom plate in the event of the threshold level of torque applied to the disk.
15. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 10, wherein the bottom plate further comprises:
a set screw accessible from the outside of the bottom plate in mechanical communication with the torque-sensitive release mechanism and configured for adjusting the threshold torque,
wherein the torque-sensitive release mechanism housed within the bottom plate and aligned with the disk-accepting aperture to interact with the torque-sensitive release mechanism.
16. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 12, further comprising:
a tip clip coupled to the first terminal end of the first gliding board;
a tip peg coupled with the first terminal end of the second gliding board;
a tail clip coupled to the second terminal end of the first gliding board; and
a tail peg coupled with the second terminal end of the second gliding board,
wherein the tip clip is configured to latch onto the tip peg and the tail clip is configured to latch onto the tail peg, thereby further reversibly affixing the inner edge of the first gliding board to the inner edge of the second gliding board.
17. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 12, further comprising:
a first jacket configured to fit over a portion of the first terminal end of the first gliding board and the first terminal end of the second gliding board when the fastening device reversibly affixes the inner edge of the first gliding board to the inner edge of the second gliding board; and
a second jacket configured to fit over a portion of the second terminal end of the first gliding board and the second terminal end of the second gliding board when the fastening device further reversibly affixes the inner edge of the first gliding board to the inner edge of the second gliding board.
18. A ski-snowboard combination device comprising:
a first gliding board having a first ski binding mounting system mounted on the first gliding board;
a second gliding board having a second ski binding mounting system mounted on the second gliding board;
a fastening device comprising a first part and a second part, the first part mounted on the first gliding board and the second part mounted on the second gliding board, the fastening device being configured to reversibly affix the inside edge of the first gliding board to the inside edge of the second gliding board, wherein when the inside edge of the first gliding board and the inside edge of the second gliding board form an opening with two convex sides;
a bottom plate being configured to be non-releasably coupled with each of the gliding board, the bottom plate having:
a torque-sensitive release mechanism; and
a release-setting gauge,
wherein the bottom plate is aligned with a disk-accepting aperture disposed therein; and
a top plate having a disk disposed on a bottom-side surface of the top plate and a top-side surface configured to be non-releasably coupled with a boot,
wherein the disk is configured to be releasably aligned with the disk-accepting aperture of the bottom plate in the event of a threshold level applied to the disk.
19. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 1, wherein the release setting gauge is configured for displaying a quantified representation of the threshold torque and visible from the outside of the bottom plate.
20. The ski-snowboard combination device of claim 10, wherein the release setting gauge is configured for displaying a quantified representation of the threshold torque and visible from the outside of the bottom plate.