Patent ID: 7561017

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 insertabic in the housing; line side and load side terminals connecting to the fuse when the fuse is inserted into the housing, at least one of the line and load-side terminals comprising a first stationary switch contact provided between the respective line side terminal and load side terminal and the fuse; a fuse terminal adapted to engage a conductive element of the fuse when inserted into the disconnect housing, the fuse terminal coupled to a second stationary switch contact; a sliding bar within the disconnect housing, the sliding bar provided with first and second movable contacts corresponding to the first and second stationary switch contacts; a rotatably mounted switch actuator adapted to position the sliding bar and first and second movable contacts between an open position and a closed position relative to the first and second stationary switch contacts to connect or disconnect an electrical connection through the fuse; and a fuse status indicator module comprising a housing configured to couple to the disconnect housing, an open fuse detecting element within the housing, the open fuse detecting element comprising an optical isolator, and wire leads coupling the optical isolator to the line side and load side terminals of the disconnect housing.