Patent ID: 8414339

Claim:
A receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having at least one receptacle formed therein; a terminal received within the receptacle, the terminal comprising: a body sized to be received within a receptacle, an intermediate region extending lengthwise from the body in a receptacle direction, at least one portion of the intermediate region extending centrally inward into the receptacle to receive a pin to deform and maintain contact with the received pin, and a retention member provided on a distal end of the at least one portion of the intermediate region that extends centrally inward to engage an inner wall of the receptacle and, during deformation, to extend along the wall thereby providing a reaction force to the at least one portion of the intermediate region to enhance contact with the pin and to enhance contact with the receptacle; and a retainer provided on an opening of the receptacle to retain the terminal therein; wherein the retainer has an inner diameter less than that of the receptacle; wherein the retainer has an inclined surface tapered from the receptacle centrally inward toward a depth direction of the receptacle; and wherein at least a portion of the inclined surface is oriented inboard of the terminal retention member such that the terminal retention member contacts the inclined surface during deformation.