Patent ID: 7695300

Claim:
A conductor connection assembly comprising: a first electrical conductor comprising a body portion and an end portion; a second electrical conductor comprising a body portion and an end portion; a fastening mechanism structured to electrically and mechanically connect the end portion of said first electrical conductor to the end portion of said second electrical conductor; and an insulator structured to overlay and electrically insulate said fastening mechanism, wherein the end portion of said first electrical conductor, the end portion of said second electrical conductor, and said fastening mechanism form a joint, wherein said joint is structured to be fastenable and unfastenable, and wherein, when said joint is fastened and said insulator is overlaying said fastening mechanism, said joint is electrically insulated, wherein, when said joint is fastened, the end portion of said first electrical conductor overlaps the end portion of said second electrical conductor, wherein the end portion of said first electrical conductor is a first protrusion extending outwardly from said body portion of said first electrical conductor; wherein the end portion of said second electrical conductor is a second protrusion extending outwardly from said body portion of said second electrical conductor; wherein each of said first protrusion and said second protrusion comprises an inner surface, an outer surface disposed opposite and distal from said inner surface, and an aperture; wherein said fastening mechanism comprises a fastener; and wherein said fastener is structured to be inserted through said aperture of said first protrusion, into said aperture of said second protrusion, and fastened, in order to electrically connect said inner surface of said first protrusion to said inner surface of said second protrusion, thereby electrically connecting said first electrical conductor to said second electrical conductor.