Patent ID: 8512050

Claim:
A solar panel junction box comprising: a base portion and a cover portion for engaging said base portion to form an enclosure; said base portion including a generally flat bottom wall having an outer surface and an inner surface; said bottom wall including at least one cut-out portion; a plurality of solar panel interface terminals mounted to said inner surface of said bottom wall, each terminal having a resiliently biased contact end extending into said at least one cut-out portion and another end having clip terminals; said cover portion including a top wall having an outer surface and an inner surface; a plurality of main component terminals secured to said inner surface of said top wall; each of said main component terminals having a first end, a second end and a substantially flat intermediate portion contacting said inner bottom surface; said plurality of main component terminals including a pair of outer component terminals and a pair of inner component terminals positioned between said outer component terminals; a first diode connected between one of said outer component terminals and an adjacent inner component terminal; a second diode connected between the other of said outer component terminal and an adjacent inner component terminal; a third diode connected between said inner component terminals; each of said outer main component terminals have a cable connection end; each of said plurality of main component terminals having a connection tab extending from said intermediate portion of said main component terminals toward said cover portion and generally perpendicular relative to said inner surface of said bottom wall and each of said clip terminals extending toward said base portion and generally perpendicular relative to said inner surface of said top wall for connection to a respective one of said clip terminals; and said cover portion including a pair of cable access openings, each cable access opening positioned adjacent a respective one of said cable connection ends to facilitate electrical cable connection to said cable connection terminals.