COMBINATION SLEEVE AND SPRING CAGE INCORPORATED INTO A ONE-PIECE FEMALE TERMINAL FOR INTERENGAGING A CORRESPONDING MALE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING SUCH A SLEEVE AND SPRINGCAGE FROM A BLANK SHAPE

摘要

A one piece blank including a configurable and combination sleeve andspring cage, defining a first female connector, and which is interengageablewith amale connector having an extending male terminal pin insertable within anopposingopen end of the female connector, such that both a greater area of electricalcontactand increased normal holding forces are established therebetween. The femaleterminal further includes a plurality of interiorly extending and elongatedbeams,accessible through said open end, and which are configured in a combinedangled andtorsional manner in order to achieve a three dimensional and substantiallyhourglassshaped configuration.