Patent ID: 8113853

Claim:
An electrical junction box, comprising a housing having an exterior surface, an interior portion, a plurality of receptacles positioned within said interior portion, and a plurality of guide channels extending from said exterior surface to said interior portion, each of said plurality of guide channels including an outer end located on said exterior surface of said housing and an inner end located within said interior portion of said housing in communication with a corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles, said inner and outer ends of each of said plurality of guide channels having different orientations, wherein each of said plurality of guide channels includes a first wall having a convex surface, and a second wall spaced from said first wall and having a concave surface, whereby one of a plurality of electrical conductors is extendable through a corresponding one of said plurality of guide channels in a non-linear fashion; further comprising a plurality of buss bars, each of said plurality of receptacles being sized and shaped to receive one of said plurality of buss bars, each of said plurality of buss bars being connectable to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical conductors, wherein each of said plurality of receptacles includes a pair of shoulders and a floor recessed between said pair of shoulders, and each of said plurality of buss bars includes a central portion and a pair of arms extending laterally therefrom, said arms of one of said plurality of buss bars rest on said shoulders of a corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles such that said central portion of said one of said plurality of buss bars is seated above said floor of said corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles, wherein the plurality of electrical conductors includes a plurality of foil strips, one of the plurality of foil strips being directed between said flat portion of a corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles and said central portion of a corresponding one of said plurality of buss bars when the foil strip is received by said corresponding one of said plurality of receptacles, wherein said plurality of foil strips are adapted to be electrically connected to a photovoltaic system.