Patent ID: 7301432

Claim:
A fusible link device, comprising: a housing; a plurality of terminals disposed within said housing, said terminals provided for connecting to wires inserted into said housing from the exterior of the housing; a plurality of fusible links disposed within said housing, each fusible link conductively coupled in series between a respective two of said plurality of terminals, wherein the housing comprises: a base closure having an upper surface, a sidewall surface, and a first hollow interior portion accessible from a first opening beneath said upper surface, said base closure including an attachable lower cover for covering the first opening, wherein said terminals are mounted through the upper surface of said base closure such that upper end portions of the terminals for connecting to wires inserted into said housing from the exterior of the housing are disposed above said upper surface, and opposite end portions of the terminals are disposed within the first hollow interior portion of the base closure; and an upper cover having a second hollow interior portion accessible through a second opening, and having for each terminal a respective environmentally protected port for inserting a wire to be connected to the terminal, said upper cover being engageable to the base such that the upper end portions of the terminals are disposed within the second hollow interior portion of the upper cover.