Patent ID: 7223135

Claim:
A terminal fitting, comprising: a substantially rectangular tube with opposite front and rear ends and being hollow in forward and backward directions, the rectangular tube having a base plate with opposite first and second sides, first and second side plates projecting from the respective first and second sides of the base plate, and a ceiling plate extending from the first side plate towards the second side plate, the ceiling plate being formed with at least one locking plate projecting at an angle from an edge of the ceiling plate opposite the first side plate and extending substantially along an inner surface of the second side plate, and a resilient contact in the tube and extending substantially in the forward and backward directions, the resilient contact being configured for resiliently contacting a tab of a mating connector inserted into a tab entrance space of the tube, and at least one lateral edge of the resilient contact being engageable with an extending edge of the locking plate to restrict displacement of the resilient contact piece towards the tab entrance space.