Multiple pole fused disconnect

A multiple pole fused disconnect, comprising:

• a housing;
• a line terminal secured to the housing;
• a plurality of load terminals secured to the housing;
• and
• a plurality of fuses, each of the plurality of fuses electrically communicating with the line terminal and a respective one of the plurality of load terminals;
• wherein the housing is physically dimensioned to require no more mounting space on a standard power distribution frame than does a standard single fuse disconnect housing.

A method of providing fuse-protected electrical disconnects for a plurality of individual load-side devices in a power distribution system, the method comprising the steps of:

• connecting a single industry-standard size electrical disconnect housing to a power distribution frame, the housing including one line terminal and a plurality of load terminals;
• connecting a plurality of fuses to the housing, each of the plurality of fuses being in electrical communication between the line terminal and a respective one of the plurality of load terminals;
• connecting the line terminal to line-side power;
• and
• connecting each of the plurality of load terminals to a respective one of the plurality of individual load-side devices;
• wherein a space required along the power distribution frame for the housing is no greater than a space required for a single industry-standard size electrical disconnect housing having one line terminal and only one load terminal and being adapted to connect only one fuse therebetween.