Patent ID: 7585175

Claim:
An elongate electrical conductor that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contract assembly, the conductor including: a plurality of parallel elongate electrical conductor members that are each adapted for electrically connecting with a respective electrical contact provided by a common electrical contact assembly, each conductor member including: a longitudinally extending elongate first body for defining a substantially planar contact surface and an opposite face wherein the first body includes first and second opposite longitudinally extending edges; and a longitudinally extending elongate second body in electrical communication with the first body and extending transversely away from the first edge back along substantially all of the planar contact surface for defining a second contact surface that is opposed with the planar surface intermediate the first and the second edges, wherein the second body does not extend along or transversely beyond the opposite face, wherein, upon rotational progression of the contact between the first and second bodies, the planar and the second surfaces are resiliently biased into engagement with the contact; a longitudinally extending conduit, the conduit including: a housing; a plurality of longitudinally extending and transversely spaced apart channels disposed within the housing, each for captively retaining a respective one of the conductor members, each channel including a respective like facing open end for receiving a respective one of the contacts; and an elongate longitudinally extending opening for receiving the common electrical contact assembly and allowing the contact assembly to be rotated thereby to progress respective ones of the contacts between the first and second bodies of respective conductor members.