Patent ID: 7063575

Claim:
A terminal for insertion into a receiver slot of a bulb socket assembly, wherein the terminal comprises: a. a lamp bulb connecting blade with at least one prong; b. a first terminal surface of the blade and a second terminal surface of the blade that are opposed from each other and connected to and integral with a base that is perpendicular to the first and second terminal surfaces, wherein at least one of the first or second terminal surfaces is integral with the at least one prong; c. a side wall that is integral with and connects the first terminal surface to the second terminal surface, the side wall being perpendicular to the base; and d. at least three alignment features located on and extending outward from the first and second terminal surfaces, so that each of the first and second terminal surfaces has at least one alignment feature extending therefrom, with each of the alignment features being positioned on a portion of the first and second terminal surfaces that is in close proximity to the side wall and with each of the alignment features being positioned relative to one another on the first and second terminal surfaces to stabilize the at least one terminal once inserted into the receiver slot.