Patent ID: 6616459
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical terminal adapted for insertion into a through hole of a circuit board in a longitudinal direction, the electrical terminal comprising:a first section that receives an electrical contact, the first section including first and second spring arms proximate to each other at a contact point and configured to exert a first spring force to retain the electrical contact; a second section adapted for insertion into the through hole of the circuit board, the second section including first and second planar pin members proximate to each other and defining first and second slots configured to exert a second spring force to retain the electrical terminal in the through hole of the circuit board, the second spring force being exerted in a direction perpendicular to the first spring force; and a third section integral with the first and second sections, the third section having a C-shaped cross-section taken perpendicular to the longitudinal direction wherein a linking portion of the C-shaped cross-section links a first portion to a second portion of the C-shaped cross-section, and wherein the first portion connects the first spring arm to the first planar pin member, and the second portion connects the second spring arm to the second planar pin member.