Patent ID: 9601854
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A female terminal comprising a tubular terminal contact portion configured for receiving a male terminal, the tubular terminal contact portion including: a bottom plate; a first side plate and a second side plate that respectively rise from both ends of the bottom plate in a terminal widthwise direction; a top plate extending from the first side plate along a first bend; an elastic piece overlaid on the top plate; an elastic piece bent portion extending from the top plate to the elastic piece along a second bend, and the elastic piece bent portion provided at an end portion of the top plate in a terminal lengthwise direction; a pair of engaging projections that project in the terminal widthwise direction from an edge portion of the elastic piece at locations separated from each other in the terminal lengthwise direction; and a pair of engaging holes provided in the first side and extending to the top plate through the first bend, and wherein the engaging projections are respectively engaged with the engaging holes.