Tap connector

An electrical connector for a longitudinally extending conductor, comprising:

• a first housing having a shell-like body with an inner profile to receive the conductor therein and extending partially around the conductor to side edges where at least one side edge has first ears therealong, the body further having oppositely disposed recesses extending from the side edges;
• a second housing having a shell-like body with an inner profile to receive the conductor therein and extending partially around the conductor to side edges positioned proximate the side edges of the first housing and having second ears along at least the one side edge that corresponds to the side edge of the first housing having the first ears thereupon;
• a conductor strap to be positioned transversely between the conductor and the first housing with contact surfaces extending out of the recesses of the first housing;
• and
• a clip insertable upon the ears of the first housing and the second housing to hold the housings together and the conductive strap in engagement with the conductor.