Patent ID: 8137125

Claim:
A conductor connection comprising: a cable comprising a stranded conductor comprising twisted plural wire conductors, and an insulating layer formed around the perimeter of the stranded conductor, the cable being connected to a male terminal member; a female terminal comprising a protruding portion formed by causing the stranded conductor to protrude from the insulating layer at an end of the cable, the female terminal being formed in a cylindrical shape by widening the center of an end of the protruding portion to make the protruding portion hollow, to insert the male terminal member into the protruding portion; and a fastening member slidably provided around the perimeter of the female terminal, to tighten the female terminal when connected to the male terminal member, to fasten the male terminal member; wherein the female terminal includes a cylindrical portion at the end of the protruding portion cylindrically molded by diametrically widening the stranded conductor at the end of the protruding portion, and the cylindrical portion is formed with plural slits in its axial direction, which circumferentially split the cylindrical portion.