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

Claim 18:
19. A tubular high current female terminal for mating with at least two elongated male terminals, comprising:
an outer terminal extending along a longitudinal axis thereof and entirely made of a substantially seamless one-piece pre-formed tube having a first elongated opening and a second elongated opening at opposing ends thereof, each of said first elongated opening and said second elongated opening respectively receiving therein a first elongated male terminal and a second elongated male terminal, each first elongated male terminal and said second elongated male terminal extending substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
at least one core terminal having a plurality of spring contacts and contiguously extending, in its entirety, between: (a) longitudinal sides of said first elongated opening of said outer terminal for mating with said first elongated male terminal, and (b) longitudinal sides of said second elongated opening of said outer terminal for mating with said second elongated male terminal,
wherein each of said contiguously extending spring contacts includes at least a spring beam, which respectively acts as a contact point between said core terminals and said first and second elongated male terminals.