Patent ID: 7988505

Claim:
A terminal for an electrical connector, comprising: an outer body; a connector section for receiving a pin; a crimping section; a contact retention section, the outer body retained in the contact retention section and fitted as a separate component; a contact receiving area; and at least one main contact spring having a free end and at least one support area, the at least one main contact spring projecting into the contact receiving area for the pin and providing a contact force on the pin along a main spring path extending substantially transversely to the insertion direction of the connector section; wherein the at least one main contact spring extends substantially in the insertion direction, the free end being directed substantially away from a contact opening of the connector section for inserting the pin into the connector section, and the at least one support area rests against the terminal in an inserted position; wherein the connector section and the contact retention section are connected by an articulated connection, and the contact retention section and the crimping section are rigidly connected together.