Patent ID: 8905798

Claim:
A terminal fitting formed by bending an electrically conductive plate material, comprising: a connecting portion including a base wall in the form of a substantially flat plate, penetrating through the base wall; a cantilevered first spring piece arranged in the connecting portion and resiliently deformed toward the base wall; a second spring piece being formed by bending part of the base wall defining the punched hole and projecting from the base wall toward the first spring piece and being resiliently deformed together with the first spring piece while contacting a side of the first spring piece facing the base wall; and excessive deformation preventing pieces being formed by bending parts of the base wall defining the punched hole and projecting from the base wall at substantially opposite widthwise sides of the second spring piece and being engageable with the side of the first spring piece facing the base wall for preventing excessive resilient deformation of the first spring piece.