Patent ID: 9397410
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical terminal for terminating a wire having at least one conductor and an electrical insulation layer, wherein the wire includes an exposed portion at an end of the wire where the at least one conductor is exposed, the electrical terminal comprising: an electrical contact; and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact, the crimp barrel comprising a first portion configured to be crimped around an insulated portion of the wire, and a second portion that defines a pair of sidewalls configured to be crimped around the exposed portion of the wire, wherein at least one of the sidewalls includes an extension configured to be arranged past an end of the exposed portion of the wire at an end of the crimp barrel furthest from the first portion, a lower wall that connects lower regions of the pair of sidewalls, and an opening between top edges of the pair of sidewalls, wherein the pair of sidewalls and extension are configured to be crimped around the exposed portion of the wire, wherein prior to crimping, the sidewalls are configured such that when the exposed portion of the wire is inserted between the sidewalls, an end surface of the exposed portion of the wire is visible in a longitudinal direction of the wire, and wherein when crimped, the pair of sidewalls are configured to substantially encase the exposed portion of the wire, and the extension is configured to fold onto itself to thereby cover the end surface of the exposed portion of the wire so that the end surface is no longer visible in the longitudinal direction of the wire.