Patent ID: 7166002

Claim:
A connection terminal comprising: a terminal connection unit in which a male terminal is inserted, the terminal connection unit comprising: a base portion; a pair of side wall portions installed to both ends of the base portion in a standing manner; an upper wall portion extending from an upper end of one of the side wall portions toward the other of the side wall, portions;and a pair of sandwiching plates extending from both front ends of the upper wall portion toward a center portion of the terminal connection unit, the front end being located at one side of the upper wall from which the male terminal is inserted in the terminal connection unit, and a blade spring disposed in the terminal connection unit, sandwiched between the upper wall portion and the sandwiching plates at the front end thereof, and press-contacting with the male terminal by means of reacting force generated by flexure deformation thereof, wherein spring strength of a front area of the blade spring is weaker than that of a rear area of the blade spring, the front area being located at one side of the blade spring from which the male terminal is inserted in the terminal connection unit.