Patent ID: 6854996
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A busbar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of conductors, the busbar assembly comprising: a) a housing defining: b) an electrically conductive busbar conductor member disposed in the interior cavity; c) at least one holding mechanism to selectively secure each of the conductors to the busbar conductor member for electrical contact therewith; and d) sealant disposed in the conductor passages of each of the first and second ports, the sealant being adapted for insertion of the conductors therethrough such that the sealant provides a seal about the inserted conductors; e) wherein the interior cavity includes a volume filled with a compressible gas to receive the sealant when the sealant is displaced by the conductors; f) wherein the volume is located between the sealant and at least a portion of the busbar conductor member.