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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Guo-Li Li, Shanghai, CN;
Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A terminal comprises a base portion, a mating portion, an engaging portion and a fixed portion. The mating portion consists of a pair of elastic arms, the pair of elastic arms extend forwardly from the base portion in symmetry with each other and cooperatively define an insertion space, and the pair of elastic arms each have a side wall and two protrusions protruding toward the insertion space, the two side walls are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other and each are formed with a buffer section close to an end edge and an extension section between the buffer section and the base portion, the two side walls each make a height of the buffer section lower than a height of the extension section, the protrusions of the each elastic arm are formed on the side wall and arranged along a front to rear direction and spaced apart from each other, the protrusion at the front is at least partially positioned in the buffer section and has a larger size than the protrusion at the rear. The engaging portion extends rearwardly from the base portion. The fixed portion protrudes from the base portion.