Patent ID: 7175489
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A joint terminal comprising a nonplanar coupling configured for being pressed into a housing of a joint connector, the coupling having a first support lying in a first plane, a second support lying in a second plane and an intermediate portion extending unitarily between the first and second supports, at least one first contact having a first longitudinal central axis extending in a first direction from the first support and lying substantially in the first plane and at least one second contact having second longitudinal central axis extending in the first direction from the second support and lying substantially in the second plane so that the first and second contacts are substantially parallel to one another, the joint terminal further comprising a plurality of press-in portions extending in a second direction from the coupling, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, wherein the pressing portions are substantially collinear with the first and second axes respectively.