Patent ID: 6241549
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A pressure-contact terminal, comprising:(a) a base portion;(b) a pair of sandwiching pieces extending in a first direction from said base portion and spaced apart to define between them a slot that receives a conductor;(c) a tab portion extending from said base portion in a second direction;(d) a pair of reinforcing portions which face each other and respectively extend alongside said sandwiching pieces, being respectively joined to said sandwiching pieces at bend lines of said metal plate extending in said first direction, said reinforcing portions supporting said sandwiching pieces against bending forces applied to said sandwiching pieces by said conductor; and(e) a pair of coating-peeling portions that peel at least a portion of a coating from said conductor as said conductor is engaged with the pressure-contact terminal, said coating-peeling portions extending respectively from said reinforcing portions and being substantially perpendicular to said base portion and being more remote from said base portion than said sandwiching pieces.