Patent ID: 9634417
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector comprising: a housing, the housing including a terminal receiving cavity, the terminal receiving cavity includes a first end and a second end, the terminal receiving cavity having an opening at the first end and a transverse slot formed in the cavity extending to a stop surface formed at the second end; and a terminal positioned in the terminal receiving cavity, the terminal including a planar body portion and a planar mounting portion, the terminal including a contacting portion disposed between the body portion and the mounting portion, the mounting portion having a front edge, wherein a space is defined between the front edge of the mounting portion of the terminal and the stop surface of the slot formed at the second end of the cavity, the terminal further including a wire securing portion, the body portion being disposed between the wire securing portion and the contacting portion, the wire securing portion having a first portion configured to secure an exposed portion of a wire and a second portion configured to secure a covered portion of the wire, wherein the first portion is disposed between the second portion and the body portion.