Patent ID: 8357006

Claim:
A device for coupling electrical conductors, the device comprising: a connector body having a plurality of body surfaces; a first engagement aperture extending along a first engagement axis into the connector body through at least one of the body surfaces; a first coupling element movably engageable at least partially within the first engagement aperture; a first channel formed into the connector body along a first channel axis and adapted to receive a first insulated electrical conductor, wherein the first channel at least partially intersects the first engagement aperture; a second engagement aperture extending along a second engagement axis into the connector body through at least one of the body surfaces; a second coupling element movably engageable at least partially within the second engagement aperture; a second channel formed into the connector body along a second channel axis and adapted to receive a second insulated electrical conductor, wherein the second channel at least partially intersects the second engagement aperture; and, an electrically conductive bridge member that at least partially intersects the first engagement aperture and the second engagement aperture, wherein the first coupling element is electrically coupled to the bridge member and the second coupling element is electrically coupled to the bridge member.