Patent ID: 6552271
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical compression connector comprising:a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector; and a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having three tap conductor receiving channels, a first one of the tap channels extending into a first lateral side of the connector and, second and third ones of the tap channels extending into a second lateral side of the connector, wherein the second section has a bottom cantilevered leg with a curved downward and laterally outward extending portion and a laterally outward extending substantially straight portion extending to a distal end of the leg, wherein the first tap channel has a top surface with a concave shape and a first radius of curvature, wherein the first tap channel has a bottom concave surface with a second different radius of curvature, and wherein the second radius of curvature is at least about fifty percent larger than the first radius of curvature.