Patent ID: 6544080
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal comprising:a bottom wall having two ends; a pair of side walls that respectively rise from both ends of the bottom wall; a pair of upper walls that extend from the side walls over the bottom wall, the upper walls opposing the bottom wall, the pair of upper walls comprises an upper-side upper wall and a lower-side upper wall disposed to partly overlap each other such that the upper-side upper wall regulates upward displacement of the lower-side upper wall; an elastic contact portion that is freely elastically deformable in a direction substantially vertical with respect to the bottom wall, the elastic contact portion being provided on one of the bottom wall and the lower-side upper wall; an elastic receiving surface portion that opposes the elastic contact portion, the elastic receiving surface portion being provided on the other of the bottom wall and the lower-side upper wall; an engaging/retaining portion on the elastic contact portion that is freely displaceable by its elastic deformation made in a direction substantially vertical with respect to the bottom wall, the engaging/retaining portion being engaged with a mating terminal that is inserted between the elastic contact portion and the elastic receiving surface portion; and a stopper that is bent from the lower-side upper wall in order to prevent excessive insertion of the mating terminal, wherein a width of the stopper is larger than a thickness thereof, a width direction of the stopper is substantially the same as a direction in which the mating terminal is inserted, and the stopper is extended obliquely from the lower-side upper wall toward the bottom wall.