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Busbar connector

  • US 10,263,375 B1
  • Filed: 07/23/2018
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first strut that defines a first channel and has an open side, with first busbars contained in the first channel;

    a second strut that defines a second channel and has an open side, with second busbars contained in the second channel, wherein the first and second struts together define a juncture at which the one of the struts crosses either above or below the other;

    first electrical contacts engaging the first busbars within the first channel;

    second electrical contacts engaging the second busbars within the second channel;

    an array of wires interconnecting the first electrical contacts with the second electrical contacts; and

    a wire management device supporting the array of wires in a configuration having a first section that reaches from the first electrical contacts horizontally along the open side of the first strut to the juncture, and having a second section that reaches from the juncture horizontally along the open side of the second strut to the second electrical contacts;

    wherein the wire management device supports the first electrical contacts at a first fixed distance horizontally from the juncture, and supports the second electrical contacts at a second fixed distance horizontally from the juncture.

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