Patent ID: 9509064
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A terminal fitting having opposite front and rear ends, the terminal fitting comprising: a main body portion in the form of a rectangular tube and disposed at the front end of the terminal fitting; a crimping portion rearward of the main body portion and being crimped to an end of a wire and squeezed to provide a bell mouth on a front end of the crimping portion, the bell mouth being outwardly flared; and a substantially U-shaped neck portion having a front end connected to the main body portion and a rear end connected to the crimping portion, the neck portion having a bottom plate and side plates standing up from opposite side of the bottom plate, the side plates of the neck portion having upper edges with rear ends at the bell mouth and front ends at the main body portion, the rear ends of the upper edges of the side plates being aligned in a height direction with the outwardly flared bell mouth and the upper edges of the side plates of the neck portion being inclined to gradually and continuously increase in height from the rear end to the front end of the upper edges.