Patent ID: 8669840

Claim:
A circuit protection assembly comprising: a mounting block having a bore extending therethrough and a recess cavity on an upper surface of said mounting block; a post having a first end disposed within said recess cavity and a body portion extending through said bore; a fuse having an upper fuse terminal, a lower fuse terminal, and a fuse element disposed substantially orthogonal to said upper and lower fuse terminals, said upper fuse terminal having a centrally disposed aperture configured to receive said body portion of said post such that said fuse is disposed partially around said mounting block, said fuse element is retained adjacent to a wall of said mounting block, said wall being disposed substantially orthogonal to said upper surface and a lower surface of said mounting block, and said lower fuse terminal is retained adjacent to said lower surface, said post having a second end configured to receive a terminal for connection to a circuit to be protected; and a bus bar disposed under said lower surface of said mounting block, said bus bar in contact with said lower fuse terminal.