Patent ID: 11862882
Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A tubular high current female terminal for mating with an elongated male terminal, comprising:
an outer terminal extending along a longitudinal axis thereof and having an elongated opening that extends substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said outer terminal being entirely made of a substantially seamless one-piece pre-formed tube; and
at least one core terminal having a plurality of spring contacts and contiguously extending, in its entirety, between longitudinal sides of said elongated opening of said outer terminal for mating with said elongated male terminal,
wherein said contiguously extending spring contacts include at least a spring beam, which acts as a contact point between said core terminal and said elongated male terminal,
wherein said outer terminal comprises an elongated mating portion and a termination portion,
wherein said elongated mating portion and said termination portion are integrally connected together,
wherein said elongated mating portion includes therein said elongated opening and said at least one core terminal for mating with said elongated male terminal,
wherein said termination portion is a cylindric tube attachable, on an outer surface of said cylindric tube by crimping, with at least one of an electric cable and an electric component.