Patent ID: 6648686
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical terminal housing comprising:an insulated body including a first end with a first end surface facing in a first axial direction, a second end with a second end surface facing in a second axial direction that is opposite to said first axial direction, and a terminal bore extending longitudinally between said first and second end surfaces to form a first opening in said first end surface and a second opening in said second end surface, said terminal bore having a first bore section and a second bore section, said first bore section extending from said first end surface so that said first opening and said first bore section have a cross-section formed by an intersection of a rectangular portion and a circular portion, said circular portion of said cross-section of said first bore section having a diameter that is larger than a transverse width of said rectangular portion of said cross-section of said first bore section and smaller than a transverse length of said rectangular portion, said circular portion of said cross-section of said first bore section extending outwardly from a pair of sides of said rectangular portion of said cross-section of said first bore section, said second bore section meeting with said first bore section to form an abutment surface that faces in said first axial direction, and said terminal bore having at least a transverse dimension along its entire length that is at least equal to said length of said rectangular portion.