Patent ID: 6641426
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A press-contacting terminal for a flat cable, comprising a press-contacting portion,wherein the press-contacting portion includes a pair of press-contacting blades opposed to each other and arranged in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the flat cable with a slot formed therebetween, wherein a conductor of the flat cable is pushable into the slot so as to be connected to the pair of press-contacting blades in press-contacted relation thereto, and wherein the pair of press-contacting blades includes inner and outer blade portions for cutting a sheath during a press-contacting operation of the flat cable, the inner and outer blade portions being formed on inner and outer edges of each of the press-contacting blades respectively, the inner blade portion cutting toward the conductor and the outer blade portion cutting away from the conductor.