Lever connector for electrical conductors

A lever connector configured with a lever mechanism, wherein the lever connector is for contacting electrical conductors and/or electrical terminals, the lever connector comprising:

• a housing including an insulating material;
• a busbar located within the housing that includes a base surface and a busbar arm extending away from the base surface;
• a lever mechanism that includes a lever and a lifting mechanism that slides along the busbar arm when the lever is actuated with the lifting mechanism guided along the busbar arm by a back support surface of the lever mechanism that interfaces with a housing support surface on the housing that supports the lever mechanism when the lever is actuated and lifted upwards away from the housing;
• and
• a resilient member located within the housing that includes a fixed section connected to the busbar arm and a clamping section connected to the lifting mechanism,
• wherein the clamping section of the resilient member includes an end that passes through the busbar arm and connects to the lifting mechanism.

A lever connector configured for contacting electrical conductors and/or electrical terminals, the lever connector comprising:

• a housing including an insulating material;
• a busbar located within the housing that includes a base surface, a first busbar arm, and a second busbar arm;
• a first lever mechanism, wherein the first lever mechanism includes a first lever located on a near side of the first busbar arm and a first lifting mechanism located on a far side of the first busbar arm opposite the near side of the first busbar arm;
• a first resilient member located within the housing that includes a fixed section connected to the first busbar arm and a clamping section connected to the first lifting mechanism, wherein the clamping section of the first resilient member includes an end that passes through the first busbar arm and connects to the first lifting mechanism;
• a second lever mechanism located on the housing, wherein the second lever mechanism includes a second lever located on a near side of the second busbar arm and a second lifting mechanism located on a far side of the second busbar arm opposite the near side of the second busbar arm;
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• a second resilient member located within the housing that includes a fixed section connected to the second busbar arm and a clamping section connected to the second lifting mechanism,
• wherein when the second lever is actuated and lifted upwards and away from the housing, the second lifting mechanism moves the clamping section of the second resilient member to release away from the base surface, and when the second lever is closed and pushed downward toward the housing, the second lifting mechanism moves the clamping section of the second resilient member downward to push the electrical conductor against the base surface, thereby making electrical contact between the electrical conductor and the busbar,
• wherein the clamping section of the second resilient member includes an end that passes through the second busbar arm and connects to the second lifting mechanism.