Electrical compression connector

An electrical compression connector comprising:

• a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector;
• and
• a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having three tap conductor receiving channels, a first one of the tap channels extending into a first lateral side of the connector and, second and third ones of the tap channels extending into a second lateral side of the connector,
• wherein the second section has a bottom cantilevered leg with a curved downward and laterally outward extending portion and a laterally outward extending substantially straight portion extending to a distal end of the leg, wherein the first tap channel has a top surface with a concave shape and a first radius of curvature, wherein the first tap channel has an interior side contiguous with the top surface, the interior side having a concave curved shape with a radius of curvature about the same size as the first radius of curvature.

An electrical compression connector comprising:

• a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector;
• and
• a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having a first tap conductor receiving channel extending into a first lateral side of the connector and a second tap conductor receiving channel extending into an opposite second lateral side of the connector,
• wherein the second section comprises a cantilevered leg which forms a bottom section of the first tap conductor receiving channel, and wherein an end portion of the leg is substantially straight and projects laterally outward from the first lateral side, wherein the first tap channel has a top surface with a concave shape and a first radius of curvature, wherein the first tap channel has a bottom concave surface with a second different radius of curvature, wherein the second radius of curvature is about twice as large as the first radius of curvature.

An electrical compression connector comprising:

• a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector;
• and
• a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having a first tap conductor receiving channel extending into a first lateral side of the connector and a second tap conductor receiving channel extending into an opposite second lateral side of the connector,
• wherein the second section comprises a cantilevered leg which forms a bottom section of the first tap conductor receiving channel, and wherein an end portion of the leg is substantially straight and projects laterally outward from the first lateral side, wherein the first tap channel has a top surface with a concave shape and a first radius of curvature, and wherein the first tap channel has an interior side contiguous with the top surface, the interior side having a concave curved shape with a radius of curvature about the same size as the first radius of curvature.

An electrical compression connector comprising:

• a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector;
• and
• a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having a first tap conductor receiving channel extending into a first lateral side of the connector, a second tap conductor receiving channel extending into an opposite second lateral side of the connector, and a third tap conductor receiving channel extending into the second lateral side of the connector,
• wherein the first tap conductor receiving channel has a concave top surface with a first radius of curvature and a bottom surface with a second different radius of curvature, and wherein the second radius of curvature is more than fifty percent larger than the first radius of curvature.

An electrical compression connector comprising:

• a first section having a main conductor receiving channel extending into a top side of the connector;
• and
• a second section integrally formed with the first section, the second section having three tap conductor receiving channels, a first one of the tap channels extending into a first lateral side of the connector and, second and third ones of the tap channels extending into a second lateral side of the connector,
• wherein the second section has a bottom cantilevered leg which forms part of the first tap channel, the bottom cantilevered leg having a curved downward and laterally outward extending portion and a laterally outward extending substantially straight portion extending to a distal end of the leg from the curved downward and laterally outward extending portion, and wherein the distal end of the leg extends past a lateral side of the first section.