Patent ID: 7338333

Claim:
An electrical connector connecting a threaded stud terminal of an electrical equipment to multiple branch circuits, the threaded stud terminal having a length and threads, said connector comprising: a) an elongated metal body having a length, including multiple branch circuit securing devices that extend along part of the length of said elongated metal body, and a contact surface open along another part of the length of the elongated metal body opposite the multiple branch circuit securing devices and confronted sidewise by the threaded stud terminal in a direction perpendicular to the length of the threaded stud terminal, said contact surface having formations along the length of the elongated metal body and the formations matingly engaging the threads on the threaded stud terminal when confronted sidewise by the stud terminal; and b) a clamping device including a nut plate spanning the contact surface and interlocking the elongated body so as to be blocked against shifting in the direction away from said contact surface, the clamping device having at least one clamping screw to drive the stud terminal against said contact surface.