Patent ID: 7351121

Claim:
An electrical terminal ( 30 ), comprising: a first contact member ( 34 ) having an outer pressure contacting end portion ( 34 a ) for pressure engaging a first electrical device ( 56 ) and an enlarged inner end portion ( 34 b ); a second contact member ( 36 ) having an outer pressure contacting end ( 36 a ) portion for pressure engaging a second electrical device and an enlarged inner end portion ( 36 b ); a sleeve ( 32 ) having a constant inner diameter and an outside diameter (d 1 ) at a first end ( 50 ) thereof being smaller than an outside diameter (d 3 ) at a second end ( 52 ) thereof and including an intermediate section ( 54 ) between said first and second ends ( 50 , 52 ) of the sleeve, the intermediate section having an outside diameter (d 2 ) larger than the diameter of the first end of the sleeve but smaller than the diameter of the second end of the sleeve, the wall thickness at the first end ( 50 ) being thinner than the wall thickness at the second end ( 52 ) whereby a riveting or bend procedure at the first end can be facilitated by the thinness of the wall of the smaller diameter end ( 50 ); a through hole ( 40 ) for slidably receiving the inner end positions of the first and second contact members; said through hole having a first open end ( 42 ) through which the pressure contacting end portion of the first contact member projects and a second open end ( 44 ) through which the pressure contacting end portion of the second contact member projects; restricted stops ( 46 , 48 ) at the first and second open ends of the through hole for abutting the enlarged inner ends of the contact members to define outer limit positions of the pressure contacting end portions of the contact members; and a biasing member ( 38 ) in the through hole of the housing to resiliently bias the contact members in opposite directions.