Patent ID: 7862383
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H01R,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a rigid body extending from an upper side to an opposite mounting side that are interconnected by a joining side and that is configured to be mounted to a first solar module, the rigid body framing a window that extends through the rigid body from the upper side to the mounting side; cable mating bodies disposed within the rigid body between the upper side and the mounting side of the rigid body, the cable mating bodies configured to electrically couple the first solar module with cables to communicate electric current generated in the first solar module with one or more of an electrical load or an additional solar module; and contacts joined to the cable mating body and extending into the window of the rigid body, wherein the contacts are arranged in the window to mate with module contacts to electrically couple the first solar module with the cable mating bodies.