Patent ID: 7396264

Claim:
An electrical-tap connector for connecting a blade contact ( 14 ) to an insulated electrical wire ( 12 ), comprising: an insulated housing ( 100 ) and a generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal ( 200 ) equipped within the housing ( 100 ), the generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal ( 200 ) including a pair of apexes ( 210 ) and a pit ( 260 ) therebetween, respective one end of the apexes ( 210 ) joined by a parallel leg portions( 220 , 222 ) with free ends ( 240 ) at the end of the leg portions, wherein the pit ( 260 ) is equipped at least one locking projection ( 262 ); a transverse slot ( 230 ) is defined in the transverse direction of the generally parallel leg portions ( 220 , 222 ) and an oblique face lead-in mouth is defined at the entrance of the transverse slot ( 230 ); and a longitudinal slot ( 242 ) is defined in the longitudinal direction of the free ends ( 240 ) and an oblique face lead-in mouth ( 244 ) is defined at the entrance of the longitudinal slot ( 242 ).