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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Dinesh Loku Hemnani, Greensboro, NC (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A receptacle terminal includes a box having a front, a rear, first and second sides and first and second ends defining a cavity. A front blade slot is open at the front configured to receive a first blade terminal. A rear blade slot is open at the rear configured to receive a second blade terminal. A spring contact is in the cavity between the front blade slot and the rear blade slot and includes a first mating interface configured to engage the first blade terminal when received in the front blade slot and a second mating interface configured to engage the second blade terminal when received in the rear blade slot. The first end is split including a first flap and a second flap facing each other at a seam. The first flap and the second flap are independently movable relative to each other.