Patent ID: 6450831
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal fitting with an elongated bottom wall having opposite first and second side edges, said bottom wall having a longitudinal axis centrally between the side edges, first and second crimping pieces extending up from the respective first and second side edges of the bottom wall and being longitudinally displaced from one another along the bottom wall, first and second restricting means substantially adjacent the bottom wall, the first restricting means being aligned with the first crimping piece and being closer to the second side edge than to the first side edge, the second restricting means being aligned with the second crimping piece and being closer to the first edge than to the second side edge, the first and second restricting means being for restricting lateral displacement of a wire in response to forces exerted by crimping the respective crimping portions into engagement with the wire and for urging the wire into a zigzag configuration.