Patent ID: 9490563
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A terminal comprising: a terminal connection part into which a tab of a mating terminal is inserted; a leaf spring portion that is arranged in the terminal connection part and is deflected by being pressed by the tab to be inserted; and a tab clamping projection wall that extends in a tab insertion direction at a position spaced apart from the leaf spring portion and clamps the inserted tab between itself and the leaf spring portion, wherein the leaf spring portion is provided with a spring side projection protruding toward the tab clamping projection wall, the tab clamping projection wall is provided with a projecting portion whose dimension perpendicular to the tab insertion direction is smaller than that of the tab clamping projection wall and which protrudes toward the leaf spring portion and extends in the tab insertion direction, and the projecting portion is formed in a curved shape that is spaced from the tab at a position of the spring side projection and is close to the tab at front and rear positions in the tab insertion direction relative to the position of the spring side projection.