Patent ID: 6530795
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A unitable terminal fitting having a wire connecting portion for connection with an end of a wire and constructed such that a plurality of the terminal fittings can be united by being placed one over another in a thickness direction of the terminal fittings, wherein the terminal fitting comprises first and second exposed surfaces that are opposite to each other with respect to the thickness direction of the terminal fitting, and wherein both the first and second exposed surfaces comprise projections and recesses configured for holding the terminal fitting united with a mating terminal fitting by being engageable with the respective recesses and projections on the second surface of the respective mating terminal fitting, the terminal fitting being formed by bending a metallic plate to have first and second exposed panels and an intermediate panel held in close contact between the first and second exposed panels, and the projections and recesses being provided around a shaft fixing portion through which a shaft is insertable and wherein the first and second exposed surfaces are on the first and second exposed panels.