Overcurrent protection module

An overcurrent protection module comprising:

• a fuse holder having a handle attached to a main body portion;
• the main body portion having a flat top surface with at least one fuse indicator lamp disposed thereon;
• three fuse holding slots formed integrally with and extending coplanar and vertically downward from the flat top surface of the fuse holder;
• a base unit including a generally rectangular body portion having four side walls, top opening, and a bottom, the bottom being connectable to a DIN rail so that the four side walls are perpendicular to both a longitudinal and transverse direction of the DIN rail;
• the base unit having line terminals singularly disposed on a first side wall and load terminals singularly disposed on an oppositely located second side wall;
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• wherein the fuse holder has both an inserted and a removed position, when in the inserted position the flat top surface of the fuse holder closes the top opening of the base unit and the fuse holding slots are disposed parallel to the four side walls of the base unit and the first and second walls are disposed parallel to the longitudinal direction of the DIN rail.

An overcurrent protection module comprising:

• a fuse holder having a main body portion;
• three fuse holding slots formed integrally in the body portion, the three fuse holding slots being coplanar and longitudinally parallel, each fuse holding slot having individual electrical connection means at opposite longitudinal end portions;
• a base unit including a generally rectangular body portion having four side walls, a top opening, and a flat bottom connectable to a support so that the four side walls are perpendicular to both a longitudinal and transverse direction of the support;
• the base unit having electrical connection means to mate with the electrical connection means of the fuse holder;
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• the base unit having line terminals singularly disposed on a first side wall and load terminals singularly disposed on an oppositely located second side wall, the electrical connection means connecting to one of the line and load terminals;
• wherein the fuse holder has both an inserted and a removed position, and when in the inserted position the fuse holding slots are disposed parallel to the four side walls of the base unit and the fuse holder electrical connection means are mated to the base unit electrical connection means to form three paths from the line to the load terminals.