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An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection wherein the connector includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, a cavity configured to receive a first wire, and a first conductive member positioned within the cha

An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection wherein the connector includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, a cavity configured to receive a first wire, and a first conductive member positioned within the chamber. The first conductive member is configured to extend into the cavity and establish electrical contact with a conductor of the first wire upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. A second conductive member can be electrically coupled to a conductor of a second wire. The second conductive member is also electrically coupled to the first conductive member such that electrical conductivity can thus be established between the conductor of the first wire and the conductor of the second wire.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, and a cavity configured to receive a first wire; a first conductive member positioned within the chamber configured to extend into the cavity

What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, and a cavity configured to receive a first wire; a first conductive member positioned within the chamber configured to extend into the cavity and establish electrical contact with a conductor of the first wire upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion; a second conductive member capable of being electrically coupled to a conductor of a second wire, the housing including a second wire passageway configured for receiving the second wire into the chamber of the housing, the second conductive member being electrically coupled to the first conductive member, wherein electrical conductivity can be established between the conductor of the first wire and the conductor of the second wire through the second conductive member; and a moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture through the second wire passageway and at least partially seal the chamber; wherein the second conductive member is configured to rotate within the chamber to fracture a portion of any insulating covering of the second wire positioned in the chamber and to complete the electrical coupling to the conductor of the second wire upon the rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. 2. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the housing includes a connection member passageway configured to allow passage of the first conductive member from the chamber into the cavity. 3. The electrical connector of claim 2 wherein the connection member passageway is positioned proximate to a center portion of the first wire when received within the cavity. 4. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the first conductive member and the second conductive member are portions of a monolithic member body configured to electrically couple the conductors of the first and second wires upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. 5. The electrical connector of claim 4 wherein the monolithic member body includes zinc. 6. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a retention member adapted for at least partially securing a first wire positioned within the cavity. 7. The electrical connector of claim 6 wherein the housing includes a retention member passageway configured for passage of the retention member from the chamber to the cavity and wherein the retention member is positioned within the chamber and configured to at least partially extend into and across at least a portion of the cavity and at least partially secure a received first wire upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. 8. The electrical connector of claim 7 wherein the retention member passageway is positioned proximate to a bottom surface of the lower housing portion, the lower housing portion including a securing fixture for receiving an end of the retention member following the rotation, and the retention member being dimensioned to extend across the cavity from the retention member passageway and engage the securing fixture. 9. The electrical connector of claim 6 wherein a portion of the retention member extending through the retention member passageway and extending into the cavity is electrically isolated from the first conductive member and the second conductive member. 10. The electrical connector of claim 6 wherein the retention member is configured to at least partially secure the received first wire before the first conductive member extends into the cavity. 11. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion is less than or equal to about 180 degrees. 12. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the upper housing portion includes an upper user grip fixture and the lower housing portion includes a lower user grip fixture, each user grip fixture being configured to enable a user to rotate the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. 13. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, said lower portion comprised a chamber, a cavity configured to receive a first wire, a wire passageway for receiving a second wire, a retention member passageway between the chamber and the cavity, and a connection member passageway between the chamber and the cavity; an engagement member having a retention member, a first conductive member, and a second conductive member electrically coupled to the first conductive member, the retention member being configured to extend through the retention member passageway and into and across at least a portion of the cavity to at least partially secure a first wire received within the cavity, the first conductive member being configured to extend through the connection member passageway and into the cavity to establish electrical contact with a conductor of the secured first wire, and the second conductive member being configured to rotate within the chamber and complete electrical contact with a conductor of a second wire received within the chamber through the wire passageway, each being responsive to a rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion; and a moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture into the chamber through the wire passageway and to thereby at least partially seal the chamber. 14. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other and configured to be mounted on a primary wire generally between end portions of the primary wire, and defining a passageway for receiving a secondary wire at least partially into a chamber of the housing; an engagement member disposed at least partially within the housing and moveable relative to the housing between a first position in which the housing can be mounted on the primary wire and the secondary wire can be received within the passageway, and a second position in which electrical conductivity can be established between the primary wire and the secondary wire through the engagement member; and a moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture into the chamber through the wire passageway and to thereby at least partially seal the chamber when electrical conductivity is established between the primary wire and the secondary wire; wherein the engagement member includes a first conductive member configured to contact the primary wire when the engagement member is in the second position, and a second conductive member configured to contact the secondary wire when the engagement member is in the second position, and wherein the first conductive member is electrically coupled to the second conductive member for establishing the electrical conductivity between the primary wire and the secondary wire through the engagement member. 15. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein the engagement member further includes a retention member configured to at least partially secure the housing on the primary wire when the engagement member is in the second position. 16. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein the first conductive member is configured to fracture at least a portion of any insulating covering of the primary wire when the engagement member moves to the second position, and wherein the second conductive member is configured to fracture at least a portion of any insulating covering of the secondary wire when the engagement member moves to the second position. 17. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein the housing defines a cavity configured to receive the primary wire when the housing is mounted on the primary wire, and wherein at least part of the engagement member extends into the cavity and at least part of the engagement member extends into the passageway when the engagement member is in the second position for establishing the electrical conductivity between the primary wire and the secondary wire through the engagement member. 18. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein at least part of the engagement member establishing the electrical conductivity between the primary wire and the secondary wire is formed from zinc. 19. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on at least two primary wires, and defines passageways for receiving each of at least two secondary wires into the chamber of the housing, and wherein the engagement member is configured to establish electrical conductivity between at least one of the at least two primary wires and at least one of the at least two secondary wires. 20. An electrical connector comprising: an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other a cavity configured to receive a primary wire at least partially into the cavity; a chamber configured to receive a secondary wire at least partially into the chamber; a first conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor of the primary wire; a second conductive member electrically coupled to the first conductive member, the second conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a conductor of the secondary wire to thereby establish electrical conductivity between the conductor of the primary wire and the conductor of the secondary wire; and a moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture into the chamber and to thereby at least partially seal the chamber when electrical conductivity is established between the primary wire and the secondary wire; wherein the first conductive member and the second conductive member are both moveable relative to the cavity and the chamber between an open position and a closed position; in the open position, the first conductive member is positioned to receive the primary wire into the cavity and the second conductive member is position to receive the secondary wire into the chamber; and in the closed position, the first conductive member is positioned in engagement with the conductor of the primary wire and electrically coupled thereto and the second conductive member is positioned in engagement with the conductor of the secondary wire and electrically coupled thereto to thereby establish the electrical conductivity between the primary wire and the secondary wire. 21. The electrical connector of claim 20, further comprising a wire passageway for receiving the secondary wire at least partially into the chamber, the moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture into the chamber through the wire passageway. 22. The electrical connector of claim 21, wherein the chamber is substantially enclosed such that access into the chamber is limited to the wire passageway. 23. The electrical connector of claim 21, wherein chamber is configured to receive an end portion of the secondary wire. 24. The electrical connector of claim 23, wherein the cavity is configured to receive a portion of the primary wire disposed between end portions of the primary wire. 25. The electrical connector of claim 20, wherein the chamber is configured to receive at least two or more secondary wires at least partially into the chamber. 26. The electrical connector of claim 25, wherein the cavity is configured to receive at least two or more primary wires at least partially into the cavity.