Patent 10181673 was granted and assigned to TE Connectivity on January, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A receptacle terminal includes a main box and a transverse box. The main box has a front, a rear, sides and ends extending between the front and the rear. The main box has a main blade slot open at the rear configured to receive a first blade terminal along a main plane. The main box has a deflectable spring contact configured to engage the first blade terminal when received in the main blade slot. The transverse box has a front, a rear, sides and ends extending between the front and the rear. The transverse box has a transverse blade slot open at the front configured to receive a second blade terminal along a transverse plane. The transverse box is oriented relative to the main box such that the transverse plane is perpendicular to the main plane.