Female electrical bus bar connector and method of forming same

A method of forming an electrical connector configured to interconnect two electrical bus bars, comprising:

• forming a pair of electrical contacts from a sheet of a first electrically conductive material, each electrical contact in the pair of electrical contacts having a central base, a first plurality of elongate contact fingers extending longitudinally from the base in a first direction, and a second plurality of elongate contact fingers extending longitudinally from the base in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
• bending a portion of at least one contact finger of the first and second plurality of elongate contact fingers so that it is canted toward a centerline of the electrical connector and bending a tip of the at least one contact finger so that it is canted away from the centerline of the electrical connector;
• forming a spring assembly from a sheet of a second electrically conductive material, the spring assembly having a retaining band, a first plurality of elongate spring fingers extending longitudinally from the retaining band in the first direction, and a second plurality of elongate spring fingers extending longitudinally from the retaining band in the second direction;
• wrapping the retaining band around the bases of the pair of electrical contacts, thereby securing the pair of electrical contacts within the electrical connector;
• and
• bending a spring finger of the first or second plurality of spring fingers inwardly such that the spring finger is in compressive contact with at least one contact finger of the first and second plurality of elongate contact fingers.