Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has live-phase conductive strips (5) potted in a solid polymer body (4). The strips are cut to provide transverse terminals (5a) on opposite sides. The polymer body (4) is confined within a housing (3) which is made from a series of body sections (6) joined end-to-end. These sections (6) extend around the periphery of the body (4) and have slots (11) through which the terminals (5a) project. Each section may be formed from two shells (7, 8) joined at longitudinal edges. A desired housing length can be built up by selection of an appropriate number of body sections (6). The assembly (24) can be enclosed within a box-shaped container (25) together with electrical devices (2), such as switches, connected to the assembly (24) and having operating members (33) which are accessible through openings (31) in a top wall (30) of the container (25).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has live-phase conductive strips (5) potted in a solid polymer body (4). The strips are cut to provide transverse terminals (5a) on opposite sides. The polymer body (4) is confined within a housing (3) which is made from a series of body sections (6) joined end-to-end. These sections (6) extend around the periphery of the body (4) and have slots (11) through which the terminals (5a) project. Each section may be formed from two shells (7, 8) joined at longitudinal edges. A desired housing length can be built up by selection of an appropriate number of body sections (6). The assembly (24) can be enclosed within a box-shaped container (25) together with electrical devices (2), such as switches, connected to the assembly (24) and having operating members (33) which accessible through openings (31) in a top wall (30) of the container (25). The devices (2) may be covered by a sideways adjustable strip (43) with press-out sections (44) to form opening for the operating members (33).

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for linking electrical devices, such as switches, to three live phases and neutral of a.c. mains supply, has three main conductors and two neutral strips embedded in a solid body of polymeric material in a mold housing. The neutral strips are on opposite sides of the body and are interconnected by a spacer tube having its ends clamped against the strips by a threaded rod passed through the tube and engaging nuts. The conductors and strips are made from cut and folded conductive sheets presenting projecting terminals. At each side of the body there are groups of three live and one neutral terminal, the live terminals being individually offset and the neutral terminals being at different ends of the live terminals on opposite sides so that an arrangement results in which the groups on one side are respectively aligned with groups on the other side.