Patent ID: 8608517

Claim:
A wedge connector assembly for forming an electrical connection with an elongate electrical conductor, the wedge connector assembly comprising: a resilient spring member defining a spring member channel, the spring member channel having a spring member channel axis and being configured to receive the electrical conductor such that the electrical conductor extends along the spring member channel axis; and a cam wedge member mounted on the spring member such that the cam wedge member is rotatable relative to the spring member about a pivot axis to a locking position wherein the cam wedge member captures the electrical conductor in the spring member channel and elastically deflects the spring member; wherein: the pivot axis is transverse to the spring member channel axis; the cam wedge member includes a groove defining a wedge member channel, the wedge member channel having a wedge member channel axis and being configured to receive the electrical conductor such that the electrical conductor extends along the wedge member channel axis when the cam wedge member is in the locking position; and the wedge member channel axis is substantially parallel to the spring member channel axis when the cam wedge member is in the locking position.