Patent ID: 8038457

Claim:
A bus bar connector kit, comprising: a plurality of interchangeable connector assemblies each comprising a solid bus bar substantially covered by a solid substantially homogenous insulation material, the insulation material at least partially surrounded by a substantially homogeneous semiconductive material, each of the plurality of interchangeable connector assemblies comprising at least one electrical connector configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector of another of the plurality of interchangeable connector assemblies, wherein at least one of the electrical connectors of at least one of the plurality of interchangeable connector assemblies comprises an electrically-resistive housing having a generally conically-shaped interior bore, a semiconductive insert disposed within a portion of the interior bore, the semiconductive insert comprising an inner radial surface that defines a generally conically-shaped recess, an elongated probe assembly disposed within the housing, the probe assembly comprising a probe, and a sheath of insulative material disposed over at least a portion of a length of the probe, a portion of the sheath extending in a radially outward direction from a base of the probe, and an electrically-resistive insulative layer extending from the conically-shaped interior bore along at least a portion of the inner radial surface of the semiconductive insert and extending radially inwardly in overlapping engagement with a portion of the sheath.