Patent ID: 6875028

Claim:
An electrical connection box having a component mounting surface, said electrical connection box comprising: a plurality of first mounting housings to removably mount electrical components therein, said plurality of first mounting housings provided adjacent to each other on said surface and arranged in a front row; a plurality of second mounting housings to removably mount electrical components therein, said plurality of second mounting housings provided adjacent to each other on said surface and arranged in a rear row proximate said front row; each of said second mounting housings including a cutaway portion in a front wall thereof; and a gap provided between each of said first mounting housings in said front row and in front of one of said cutaway portions; wherein each said gap allows a jig to be inserted between an electrical component in said rear row and said surface to remove the electrical component; wherein said front row is substantially parallel to said rear row and said first mounting housings in said front row are staggered relative to said second mounting housings in said rear row so that each said cutaway portion is positioned at the end of a straight line extending from a corresponding one of said gaps toward a rear side of said electrical connection box and allows a jig to be inserted between adjacent first mounting housings and between an electrical component and said surface to remove the electrical component.