Patent ID: 6439921
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal fitting for a flat conductor, the flat conductor having a conductive path of a specified width, said conductive path being embedded in an insulation layer, the insulation layer having opposite outer surfaces defining a specified thickness for the flat conductor, the terminal fitting being unitarily formed from a conductive material and comprising:a base plate having opposite first and second side edges spaced from one another by a distance less than the specified width; a plurality of contact blades, each said contact blade extending unitarily from one of said side edges of the base plate and projecting from the base plate a distance greater than the specified thickness; and a pressing plate having opposite side edges, a front end fixed in proximity to said base plate and a rear end pivotable toward and away from said base plate, said pressing plate being configured to pivot beyond the ends of the contact blades most distant from said base plate, the pressing plate further having at least one projection projecting toward the base plate a distance less than the specified thickness from a location between the side edges of the pressing plate.