Patent ID: 9490564
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A structure for provisional locking a terminal of a connector, comprising: a bevel portion extending from a front end of a flat-shaped electrical contact of the terminal to an intermediate portion of the electrical contact along a length of the electrical contact, a step portion provided at an end of the bevel portion at the intermediate portion of the electrical contact; and a press-fit portion defined by another portion of the thickness surface starting from the step portion and continuing in a rearward direction of the provisional locking portion of the thickness surface, wherein the provisional locking portion is partitioned from the press-fit portion by the step portion that extends in a width direction of the electrical contact, the step portion being formed as a planar boundary surface between two distinct planes, wherein, the provisional locking portion is configured such that, when the electrical contact is inserted into a hole of a housing to a location where the step portion is provided, the thickness surfaces having the reduced width of the provisional locking portion on both widthwise sides of the electrical contact are contacted with side surfaces of the hole on both sides, respectively, thereby the provisional locking portion is provisionally locked to the hole by a frictional resistance, and wherein the press-fit portion is configured to be press-fitted into the hole after the provisional locking portion is provisionally locked to the hole.