Patent ID: 7351927

Claim:
A flexible conductive element for a conductor assembly of an electrical switching apparatus including a stationary contact assembly having a number of stationary electrical contacts, said conductor assembly including a load conductor and a movable contact assembly with a number of movable contact arms each having a movable electrical contact structured to move into and out of electrical contact with a corresponding one of said stationary electrical contacts of said stationary contact assembly, said flexible conductive element comprising: a first end structured to be electrically connected to said load conductor of said conductor assembly; a second end structured to be electrically connected to a corresponding one of said movable contact arms of said movable contact assembly; and a plurality of bends between the first end and the second end, wherein a first one of said bends is in a first direction and at least a second one of said bends is in a second direction, wherein the second direction of said at least a second one of said bends is generally opposite the first direction of said first one of said bends, wherein said flexible conductive element has a predetermined shape, and wherein said flexible conductive element is structured to substantially maintain said predetermined shape, without employing a separate structure between the first end of said flexible conductive element and the second end of said flexible conductive element to hold said flexible conductive element in position.