Patent ID: 7086912

Claim:
An electrical terminal ( 30 ) stamped and formed of conductive sheet metal material for mating with a blade-like mating terminal ( 32 ), comprising: a generally flat base ( 34 ) having a front mating end ( 30 a ) and a rear terminating end ( 30 b ); a spring arm ( 42 ) having a front bowed end ( 42 a ) joined to the front mating end of base and folded rearwardly over the base to a rear bowed end ( 42 b ) of the spring arm, and including an opening ( 46 ) in the front bowed end through which the blade-like mating terminal ( 32 ) is inserted, the spring arm being bifurcated by means of a front-to-rear slot ( 48 ) communicating with said opening ( 46 ); a contact arm ( 44 ) folded back forwardly from said rear bowed end ( 42 b ) beneath the spring arm ( 42 ) above the base ( 34 ) and spaced therefrom for receiving the blade-like mating terminal ( 32 ) inserted between the contact arm and the base; and a sharp edge ( 50 ) on said contact arm ( 44 ) facing the rear terminating end of the base and engageable with the blade-like mating terminal ( 32 ) to resist unmating of the terminals ( 30 , 32 ).