Patent ID: 8628335

Claim:
A power terminal connector comprising: a flexible conductor having a first mounting portion, a second mounting portion and a flexible section between the first and second mounting portions; a first terminal coupled to the first mounting portion, the first terminal having a first terminal body defining a receptacle, the first terminal body being welded to the first mounting portion to mechanically and electrically connect the first terminal to the flexible conductor, the first terminal having a first contact spring received in the receptacle and being electrically connected to the first terminal body, the first contact spring having spring beams being configured to engage a first power terminal plugged into the receptacle of the first terminal body to create a power path between the first power terminal and the first terminal body; and a second terminal coupled to the second mounting portion, the second terminal having a second terminal body defining a receptacle, the second terminal body of the second terminal being welded to the second mounting portion to mechanically and electrically connect the second terminal to the flexible conductor, the second terminal having a second contact spring received in the receptacle of the second terminal body and being electrically connected to the second terminal body, the second contact spring having spring beams being configured to engage a second power terminal plugged into the receptacle of the second terminal body to create a power path between the second power terminal and the second terminal body; wherein the flexible conductor is configured to electrically interconnect the first and second power terminals.