Patent ID: 8206187

Claim:
A terminal fitting assembly, comprising: a female terminal with a substantially tubular main portion having opposite first and second sides, at least one inwardly projecting receiving portion at the first side of the main portion and an inwardly projecting resiliently deformable contact piece at the second side of the main portion, a contact portion being formed on the contact piece; and a tab to be inserted into the main portion, the tab having a front end, opposite first and second surfaces extending rearward from the front end and facing the first and second sides of the main portion when the tab is inserted into the main portion, the first and second surfaces including first and second guiding surfaces tapered substantially symmetrically toward one another at the front end of the tab, at least one guide tapered out on the first surface of the tab rearward of and adjacent to the first guiding surface, the guide being disposed so that the receiving portion engages the guide before the second surface of the tab engages the contact portion so that engagement between the guide and the receiving portion urges the tab gradually toward the contact portion as the tab is inserted into the main portion for electrically connecting the tab and female terminal.