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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Hideto Kumakura, Makinohara, JP;
Inventor:
Hideto Kumakura, Makinohara, JP;
Assignee:
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/22 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A female terminal, includes: a tubular portion which is formed by bending a metal sheet into a tubular shape; a peripheral wall which has a trapezoidal cross section having a pair of opposed shorter and longer sides to form a space extending in an axial direction of the female terminal inside the tubular portion; and a spring portion for pressing a male terminal inserted in the space, in a direction toward the shorter side of the peripheral wall. A maximum width of the male terminal is longer than the shorter side and is shorter than the longer side.