Patent ID: 7576630

Claim:
A fusible switch disconnect device comprising: a disconnect housing adapted to receive at least one fuse therein, the fuse being separately provided from the housing and being removably insertable in the housing, the housing comprising a line side access port, a load side access port, a first auxiliary access port, and a second auxiliary access port, wherein the first and second auxiliary ports are spaced apart from the line-side and load side access ports; switch contacts in the disconnect housing for completing and breaking an electrical connection through the fuse without removing the fuse from the housing; line side and load side terminals connecting to the fuse when the fuse is inserted into the housing, each of the line side and load side terminals comprising first and second portions distinct from one another; a first wire establishing an electrical connection to the first portion of the line side terminal via the line-side access port; a second wire establishing an electrical connection to the first portion of the load side terminal via the load-side access port; a third wire establishing an electrical connection to the second portion of the line side terminal via the first auxiliary access port; and a fourth wire establishing an electrical connection to the second portion of the load side terminal via the second auxiliary access port.