Patent ID: 7462080

Claim:
A perpendicular fitting female terminal for fitting with a plug, comprising: a tubular body having two first walls facing in a height direction and opposing to each other and two second walls facing in a width direction perpendicular to the height direction and opposing to each other, the two first walls and the two second walls extending in a depth direction perpendicular to both the height direction and the width direction and connected to each other so as to form a tubular passageway extending through the tubular body in the depth direction; and a connecting part being aligned with the body in the depth direction and being integrally provided with the body, and being able to be connected to a conductor including electric wire; and the two second walls being provided respectively with receiving holes penetrating inside the body in the width direction, respective ones of the receiving holes extending in the height and depth directions, a leaf spring integrally connected to one of the two first walls and being provided inside the body to undergo elastic deformation in the height direction, the leaf spring having a generally V-shaped configuration as viewed in elevation through the tubular passageway, the leaf spring having a leaf spring width extending in the depth direction such that at least a portion of the leaf spring width is viewable through either one of the receiving holes when the receiving holes are oriented in registration with one another; and subject to a plug being accepted through any receiving hole, the leaf spring to be pressed by the plug to undergo elastic deformation in the height direction, wherein the two first walls, the two second walls and the leaf spring being formed as an integral construction.