Patent ID: 6290539
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector component for receiving at least one conductive terminal, said component comprising:an insert portion, said insert portion having at least one passage for receiving a terminal, said inert portion further having a resilient finger extending over said passage for contacting the terminal;a shoulder for abutting against a portion of the terminal for preventing removal of the terminal from said passage, said shoulder being formed in said passage on a surface opposite to said resilient finger so that the terminal is retained against said shoulder by said finger; anda housing portion having a cavity for receiving said insert, said housing portion including a ramped locking area within said cavity, whereby, when said insert portion is inserted into said housing portion, said ramped locking area prevents said finger from flexing away from the terminal, thereby retaining the terminal in contact with said shoulder so that the terminal is securely retained within said passage.