Patent ID: 8535070

Claim:
A connector for installation on a ceiling grid having conductors therein, the connector comprising: a housing; contact arms mounted in the housing and movable between a first position in which contact portions of the contact arms are not placed in electrical engagement with the conductors and a second position in which the contact portion are place in electrical engagement with the conductors when the connector is mated with the ceiling grid; mounting members movable between a first position in which grid mounting sections of the mounting members are not placed in mechanical engagement with the ceiling grid and a second position in which the grid mounting sections are placed in mechanical engagement with the ceiling grid to provide a mechanical connection between the ceiling grid and the connector; a cam member provided in the housing, the cam member extending through openings is opposed side walls of the housing and being movable between a first position, in which the cam member allows the contact arms to be in their first position and the mounting members to be in their first position, and a second position, in which the cam member causes the contact arms and mounting members to be biased to their respective second positions.