Patent ID: 7108541
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A press-contacting terminal apparatus for press-contacting a wire that includes a conductor and a sheath for covering the conductor, the press-contacting terminal apparatus comprising: a bottom plate; and a pair of press-contacting blades that projects from opposite side edges of the bottom plate to be opposed to each other, at least one of the pair of press-contacting blades comprising, a pair of blade portions that extend upwardly from the bottom plate in a side by side manner so as to define a wire insertion portion therebetween, into which the wire is inserted and electrically connected to the conductor, a blade surface that is formed at an uppermost distal portion of the blade portion, and cuts the sheath when the wire is inserted into the wire insertion portion, the blade surface being inclined toward the wire insertion portion, and a chamfered portion that is formed along an outer portion of the blade surface positioned outside with respect to the bottom plate.