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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Takashi Tsuchiya, Yokkaichi, JP;
Takashi Tsuchiya, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A terminal () has two high-rigidity portions () for resiliently contacting the inner surface of a through hole (). A low-rigidity portion () spans between the high-rigidity portions () and is compressively deformable along its spanning direction. The low-rigidity portion () has an easily breakable portion () that breaks when a stress acting during the insertion of the terminal () into the through hole () exceeds a resiliency limit. Thus, the terminal () is held resiliently in contact with a large diameter through hole () by resilient forces of the two high-rigidity portions () and a resilient force of the low-rigidity portion (). However, the terminal () is held resiliently in contact with a small diameter through hole () only by the resilient forces of the two high-rigidity portions ().