Patent ID: 8382533

Claim:
An electrical terminal configured to receive a connector having a connector diameter, the terminal comprising: an electrically conducting body; an open end interior to at least one end of the body; a first portion of the open end adjacent to the at least one end of the body, the first portion having a first diameter and a first axial length; a second portion of the open end spaced apart from the first portion, the second portion having a second diameter and a second axial length; wherein the first diameter is a first amount greater than the connector diameter; wherein the second diameter is a second amount greater than the connector diameter for precise alignment of the connector; wherein the first amount is greater than the second amount for funnel type guiding of the connector prior to the precise alignment of the second diameter; a third portion of the open end between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion having a third diameter and a third axial length, the third diameter being greater than the second diameter; and a resilient element within the third portion having an opening configured to provide an interference fit with the connector, the resilient element having a resilient element axial length.