Cartridge holder assembly configured to hold cartridges in an upright and side-by-side manner

A cartridge for use in a cartridge holder assembly, the cartridge comprising:

• a pair of second side walls, a second back wall, a second front wall, a second bottom wall and a second top wall, the second bottom wall having apertures for receiving a terminal connection and wherein the second bottom wall is orthogonal to the pair of second side walls;
• a power distribution circuit disposed within a space bound by the pair of second side walls, the second back wall, the second front wall, the second bottom wall and the second top wall;
• and
• a storage compartment disposed on one of the pair of second side walls, the storage compartment configured to hold an electric component.

A cartridge holder assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, the cartridge holder assembly comprising:

• a pair of cartridges, each of the pair of cartridges having a pair of second side walls, a second back wall, a second front wall, a second bottom wall and a second top wall, the second bottom wall having apertures for receiving a terminal connection and wherein the second bottom wall is orthogonal to the pair of second side walls;
• a power distribution circuit disposed within a space bound by the pair of second side walls, the second back wall, the second front wall, the second bottom wall and the second top wall;
• a housing having a pair of first side walls, a first bottom wall having a bottom opening, a first front wall and a first back wall so as to define an open top;
• a partition generally parallel to and disposed between the pair of first side walls and dividing the bottom opening so as to define a first cartridge opening and a second cartridge opening, the first and second cartridge openings extending through the first bottom wall and into the open top, a guiding feature disposed on an inner surface of the housing, wherein the first cartridge opening and the second cartridge opening are configured to receive a respective one of the pair of cartridges and wherein the guiding features are configured to hold the pair of cartridges in an upright manner and side-by-side arrangement so as to place the second bottom wall of the pair of cartridges beyond the first bottom wall exposing the second bottom wall of the pair of cartridges and making available the pair of cartridges to receive the terminal connection.