Patent ID: 9595770
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A terminal fitting to be inserted into a hole of a rubber plug, comprising: a main body in the form of a rectangular tube; a main spring piece provided in the main body and configured to resiliently come into contact with a mating terminal; and an auxiliary spring piece provided in the main body and capable of contacting the main spring piece from a side opposite to the mating terminal, wherein: the main body includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls extending from opposite side edges of the bottom wall while facing each other and a ceiling wall arranged to face the bottom wall; and the auxiliary spring piece is cantilevered from the bottom wall, protection walls for laterally covering the auxiliary spring piece are formed on end parts of the side walls on the side of the bottom wall and corner parts of the side walls and the bottom wall, chamfered portions are formed on surfaces of the protection walls capable of contacting an inner wall of the hole of the rubber plug, and outer surfaces of the chamfered portions are located more inwardly of the main body than those of the corner parts of the side walls and the bottom wall.