Patent ID: 8062080

Claim:
A wedge connector assembly comprising: a spring member having a generally C-shaped body having an inner surface; and a wedge member having opposed first and second sides extending between opposed leading and trailing ends, the wedge member having a longitudinal axis between the leading and trailing ends, the wedge member being loaded into the spring member in a mating direction along the longitudinal axis to different final mating positions depending on the orientation of the wedge member with respect to the spring member, wherein the wedge member has a first orientation with respect to the spring member in a first final mating position and the wedge member has a second orientation with respect to the spring member in a second final mating position, wherein the first and second sides are flipped with respect to one another in the first and second orientations, wherein the wedge member is configured to securely retain a first conductor between the first side and the spring member and a second conductor between the second side and the spring member in the final mated position.