Patent ID: 6971927

Claim:
A connector terminal formed by punching and folding an electrically conductive metal plate and including a connecting portion receiving a connector terminal of a corresponding connector and a wire clamping portion for connecting an electrical wire, said connecting portion including a bottom plate, side plates continuously extending from respective sides of the bottom plate and a top plate continuously extending from one of the side plates to form a rectangular box-shaped space surrounded by said plates, said connecting portion further comprising a movable contact strip formed by folding back a rear projection of the top plate along a boundary between the top plate and the movable contact strip, said movable contact strip being formed as a resilient spring having an inverted triangular shape by projecting a central portion of the movable contact strip inwardly; wherein a hole is formed at an end portion of the movable contact strip, and a part of the top plate near a front end is folded inwardly to form an engagement tip which is inserted into said hole formed in the contact strip.