Patent ID: 6447345
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A receptacle terminal comprising:an electrical wire connection portion electrically connected to an electrical wire, and an electrical connection portion receiving an opposing terminal pin, the electrical wire connection portion having a base wall retaining the electrical wire and a plurality of crimping pieces contiguous to the base wall for crimping the electrical wire, the electrical connection portion having a resilient piece and a pair of walls comprising a top wall and a portion of the base wall for receiving the pin, the resilient piece urging the pin against the top wall to pinch the pin therebetween, wherein the receptacle terminal is defined by bending a blank having parts corresponding to the base wall, the crimping piece, the pair of walls, and the resilient piece, and the said resilient piece corresponding part has a joining piece and an extended strip joined to the joining piece, the extended strip extending in an insertion direction of the pin, the joining piece projecting outward from a longitudinal edge of the part corresponding to the top wall, wherein the joining piece of the resilient piece corresponding part is bent along the edge of the top wall, and the blank has an opening receiving a folded part of the joining piece.