Patent ID: 6283802
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A receptacle terminal comprising:a base plate,an electrical wire connection barrel formed in a rear portion of said base plate,a pair of side walls rising from said base plate at a fore portion of said base plate, anda pair of top walls each extending from each of the side walls, so that said base plate, the side walls, and the top walls define an electrical contact barrel for receiving a pin terminal, said electrical contact barrel accommodating a resilient contact tongue having a pair of tabs each laterally projecting frame said resilient contact tongue, said tabs each being inserted into and positioned in an insertion opening formed in each of the side walls of said electrical contact barrel so that said resilient contact tongue is retained in said electrical contact barrel,wherein said electrical contact barrel has a stepped surface formed on an end piece of said base plate at an open end of said electrical contact barrel, and said resilient contact tongue has an engagement end piece at least partially engaging with said stepped surface to prevent said resilient contact tongue from moving in an insertion direction of the pin terminal.