Patent ID: 7753742
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical terminal comprising: a tip, a base and a mounting end, wherein the base and mounting end define a plane; an intermediate compliant portion connecting the base and the tip, the intermediate compliant portion comprising a first leg member with a first leg portion lying in the plane and a second portion deformed in a first direction away from the plane, a second leg member with a third leg portion lying in the plane and a fourth portion deformed in a second direction away from the plane, and an elongated opening positioned between the first leg member and the second leg member, wherein the elongated opening and the first, second, third and fourth leg portions cooperate to achieve a substantially uniform insertion force profile upon insertion of the electrical terminal into a panel member aperture; wherein the substantially uniform insertion force profile comprises an insertion force profile that varies no more than about 10% along at least about 50% of a first distance of terminal travel.