Patent ID: 7232324

Claim:
A bridge connector for electrically connecting a pair of bus bars, comprising: (a) bus bar housing means ( 2 ) containing a pair of chambers ( 3 ); (b) a pair of parallel bus bars ( 1 ) mounted in said housing chambers, respectively, said housing means containing corresponding contact openings ( 15 ) communicating with said chambers opposite said bus bars, respectively; (c) bridge means for electrically connecting said bus bars, said bridge means including: (1) a bridge body ( 5 ) formed of insulating material; and (2) a bridge conductor ( 4 ) including a first conducting portion ( 4 a ) contained in said bridge body, and a pair of parallel bridge contacts ( 4 b ) connected with said connecting portion and extending outwardly from one side of said bridge body, said bridge contacts extending through said contact openings into engagement with said bus bars, respectively; (d) locking means ( 6 ) for locking at least one of said bridge contacts within its associated chamber; and (e) release means ( 7 ) carried by said bridge body for releasing said locking means, thereby to permit removal of said bridge contacts from said housing chambers, and disconnection of said bus bars from each other.