Patent ID: 7413484

Claim:
An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member comprising: a base; an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end; a slit formed through the insertion portion and extending from or between the base and the first end, the slit defining a slit midpoint and defining a compliant portion having a first leg and a second leg; a substantially central axis extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the slit, wherein a segment of the first leg is deformed in one direction away from the central axis, and a segment of the second leg is deformed in a direction away from the central axis opposite the first leg; wherein the deformed first leg segment comprises a first midpoint and the deformed second leg segment comprises a second midpoint, at least one of the first midpoint or the second midpoint being offset from the slit midpoint in a direction toward the base.