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

Claim 11:
12. 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 second elongated opening at opposing ends thereof, each of said first elongated opening and said second elongated opening extending substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
a first core terminal having a plurality of spring contacts and contiguously extending, in its entirety, between longitudinal sides of said first elongated opening of said outer terminal for receiving therein and mating with a first elongated male terminal;
a second core terminal having a plurality of spring contacts and contiguously extending, in its entirety, between longitudinal sides of said second elongated opening of said outer terminal for receiving therein and mating with a second elongated male terminal,
wherein each of said contiguously extending spring contacts of said first and second core terminals includes at least a spring beam, which respectively acts as a contact point between said first and second core terminals and said first and second elongated male terminals,
wherein said first and second elongated openings are connected at opposing ends of said outer terminal in a none in-line connection with said first and second elongated male terminals extending from opposing ends of said outer terminal.