Patent ID: 7104833

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting a conductor with a bus bar, comprising: (a) a housing ( 1 ) formed of insulating material, said housing containing a chamber ( 3 ); (b) a bus bar ( 9 ) mounted in said housing chamber, said housing containing a conductor opening ( 14 ) opposite said bus bar for the introduction of one end of the conductor into said chamber; (c) spring means ( 5 ) mounted in said chamber for biasing the conductor into electrical contact with said bus bar; and (d) release means for releasing said spring means to permit removal of the conductor from said chamber, said release means including: ( 1 ) a release member ( 15 ) mounted within a release opening contained in said housing for movement relative to said spring means from a retracted position toward an extended position, thereby to release said spring means from the conductor; ( 2 ) said release member having a pair of angularly arranged operating surfaces containing recesses ( 16 , 17 ) for receiving an operating tool ( 18 ) having different angular orientations relative to said housing, respectively.