Patent ID: 6910913
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. For use in an electrical junction box, a multi-pole electrical connector comprising: (a) an insulating housing having a plurality if conductor ports therein, (b) a plurality of busses, electrically insulated from each other and mounted within said housing, each of said busses formed of two opposing walls of conductive material, each terminating at an edge, (c) a plurality of wells, each for receiving an electrical conductor, formed between said opposing walls, each of said wells extending from between said walls to an edge of said walls and positioned in registration with said conductor ports, (d) each of said wells having a flared portion at said edge, the flared portion of each well forming a funnel shaped opening into the respective well, and (e) each of said flared portions extending from an edge of said walls into a corresponding well and terminating within said well and including a pair of opposed locking tabs extending therefrom into said well for engaging an electrical conductor extending into said well.