Patent ID: 7762834

Claim:
A conductor terminal comprising: an insulating housing ( 1 ) including a floor-mounted plug connector region ( 6 ) that is configured to allow the conductor terminal to plug onto a contact pin ( 7 ); a contact pin guide ( 8 ) in the insulating housing ( 1 ) that opens into a contact space ( 5 ); and a current conducting contact piece ( 3 ) located within the insulating housing ( 1 ) and made of a single piece of current-conducting material, the current conducting contact piece comprising: a spring tulip portion ( 4 ) located within the contact space ( 5 ) and at least partially surrounding the contact pin ( 7 ); a first crosswise bend ( 13 ) connected to the spring tulip portion ( 4 ), wherein the first crosswise bend is further connected to a flat metallic band region ( 2 ), and wherein the flat metallic band region ( 2 ) is further connected to a second crosswise bend ( 14 ); and a torsion spring portion ( 15 ) located within a clamping space ( 19 ), that terminates in a clamp end portion ( 21 ), said clamp end portion ( 21 ) configured for making electrical contact with a conductor ( 34 ), wherein said torsion spring portion is essentially perpendicular to said spring tulip portion.