Patent ID: 9502785
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical terminal, comprising a crimp barrel having: a base; opposing side walls extending from the base and each having an opposing end region, the opposing side walls having a conductor receiving region in which the sidewalls have an F-crimp when crimped to a conductor of a wire, one of the sidewalls in the conductor receiving region extending a first distance along a length of the base that is greater than a second distance of the opposing sidewall along the length of the base, a wire insulation receiving region for receiving an insulation covered portion of the wire, and a transition region positioned between the conductor receiving region and the wire insulation receiving region, the opposing end regions in the transition region being overlapped in the circumferential direction when crimped to surround the wire; and one or more bendable front cover ends positioned at a first end of the conductor receiving region and crimped to overlap and close the first end, the first end opposite to a second end of the conductor receiving region adjacent to the transition region.