Patent ID: 8272904

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for power utility transmission conductors, the assembly comprising: a first conductive member having a mating side generally facing a second conductive member, the first conductive member includes a plurality of channels extending along the mating side, wherein the plurality of channels are oriented along different channel axes; the second conductive member having a mating side generally facing the mating side of the first conductive member, the second conductive member includes a plurality of channels extending along the mating side, wherein the plurality of channels are oriented along different channel axes; and a fastener extending across the mating sides and joining the first and second conductive members to one another, wherein the mating sides face one another and the channels of the first conductive member are aligned with the channels of the second conductive member when the first and second conductive members are joined; wherein the first and second conductive members are substantially identically formed and inverted with respect to one another, each of the first and second conductive members define a main side engaging a main power line conductor and each of the first and second conductive members define a tap side engaging a tap power line conductor, the first and second conductive members defining an electrical path between the main and tap power line conductors to electrically connect the main and tap power line conductors, the fastener being positioned between the tap and main sides of the first and second conductive members; and wherein each main side includes at least two differently sized channels and each tap side includes at least two differently sized channels.