Patent ID: 7537497

Claim:
A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal comprising; a frame with a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact; and a spring movably captured in the receptacle section, wherein the spring comprises a front end and a contact section spaced from the front end for contacting the male contact when the male contact is inserted into the receptacle section, wherein the frame comprises inward projections capturing the front end of the spring at the inward projections, wherein the inward projections comprise a first inward projection located directly in front of the front end of the spring and a second inward projection located directly behind the front end of the spring, wherein the receptacle section comprises an interior facing frame contact surface for contacting the male contact when the male contact is inserted into the receptacle section, and wherein the frame contact surface comprises at least one inward projection which form a plurality of angled contact areas which are angled relative to each other along their length, wherein at least one of the contact areas is angled relative to an insertion path of the male contact into the receptacle section.