Patent ID: 6379198
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector terminal, comprising:an elongated wire board mounting portion having an axis, wherein the mounting portion is formed to fit axially in a terminal opening in a wire board; an elongated generally planar wire connecting portion having an axis the same as the axis of the mounting portion and formed to connect electrically with an outside wire lead; and a shoulder portion formed between the mounting portion and the wire connecting portion, wherein the shoulder portion has a first section that extends from a base of the wire connecting portion in a direction normal to the wire connecting portion so that the terminal will be held stably relative to the wire board when the first section of the shoulder portion is restrained by an outside part at a position outside the plane of the wire connecting portion; the shoulder portion has a second section that diverges from an end of the first section farther from the wire connecting portion, and the second section extends in a direction that is parallel to the wire connecting portion; and an end of the second section of the shoulder portion is dimensioned and arranged to provide a desired amount of coupling in association with a confronting end of a second section of a shoulder portion of a like connector terminal.