Title: Terminal block with fuse guards and identification surface

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Abstract: This specification discloses an automobile terminal block for receiving fuses and electrical connections to various electrical components of the automobile. The terminal block has a passage for receiving a fuse holder which is mounted within the terminal block. A blade contact from the fuse is received by the fuse holder. The upper end of two adjacent passages receive a portion of the body of the fuse. At both ends of the fuse, extending upward from the top of the passages is a generally semi-circular fuse guard. The fuse guards shield the fuse from forces that might result in accidential or undesirable removal of the fuse from the terminal block. The fuse guards are spaced from one another and extend only around an end portion of the fuse so that a central portion of the fuse can be easily grasped by the fingers for easy removal from the terminal block. The terminal block also includes an identification surface extending laterally outward from the base of the fuse guard so that information identifying the fuse adjacent the surface can be inscribed thereon. It is particularly advantageous that there can be this combination of a fuse guard and an identification surface. Further, the fuse guard and identification surface can be mounted on a removable connector body which can be removed to provide a space adapted for receiving a circuit breaker, which is larger than a fuse. The fuse receiving passages can also include an entry control ledge for guiding and securing a fuse.


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