A series or multiple-contact terminal having a socket in which stationary contacts are arranged for cooperative engagement with switching contacts on an operating element. The switching contacts are formed through a retainer for fuse inserts with two contact elements which are located spaced apart opposite each other on a fuse carrier; wherein the fuse carrier is retained so as to be rotatable and lockable within a guide member, with the guide element being guided within the base so as to displaceable and withdrawable therefrom; and wherein the fuse carrier cover the stationary contacts in the socket secure against touching by means of cover rails in the inserted as well as in the raised position, and whereby in the raised and transversely rotated position these rails provide an access for the retention of the fuse insert.