Patent ID: 8303349

Claim:
An electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of photovoltaic bus bars, the electrical connector comprising: a casing including first and second opposing walls; and a bent elastic strip including a first leg and a second leg, wherein said bent elastic strip is disposed between said first and second walls of said casing with said first leg pressing against said first wall and said second leg pressing against said second wall, wherein said bent plastic elastic strip is configured to hold a first photovoltaic bus bar between said first leg and said first wall, and to hold a second photovoltaic bus bar between said second leg and said second wall; wherein a portion of the second leg is slotted longitudinally to form a third leg, wherein said third leg is configured to hold a third bus bar between the third leg and the second wall, wherein the electrical connector is configured to individually connect said first bus bar, said second bus bar, and said third bus bar to said casing by individually receiving one or more of the first bus bar, the second bus bar, and the third bus bar without releasing any connected bus bars.