Patent ID: 6142817
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A conductive terminal for receiving a conductor, said terminal comprising:a base; anda pair of resilient beams extending from said base, said beams defining a mouth at an end thereof for receiving the conductor and for providing a force normal to the conductor, said beams having facing inner edges defining a slot extending from said mouth toward said base and an egg-shaped aperture between said slot and said base and defined by said beams, said slot opening to said aperture and said egg-shaped aperture being structured and dimensioned to provide a predetermined stress distribution in the beams, said egg-shaped aperture being symmetrical about a central longitudinal axis of said terminal and being asymmetrical about an axis perpendicular to said central longitudinal axis, said central longitudinal axis dividing said egg-shaped aperture into two halves, each half of said egg-shaped aperture being defined by an arcuate edge along a corresponding one of said pair of beams, said arcuate edge being defined by a plurality of radii, wherein said radii defining said arcuate edge of each half of said egg-shaped aperture are symmetrical about said central longitudinal axis with respect to the radii defining said arcuate edge of the other half of said egg-shaped aperture, wherein a majority of said radii commence in said aperture and a minority of said radii commence outside said aperture.