Patent attributes
A terminal with ribbed contact springs for receipt of a mating terminal therein. The receptacle terminal has a contact portion which includes a bottom wall with contact sections extending from opposed sides of the bottom wall. Each of the contact sections have at least two resilient arms which extend from the bottom wall to a mating terminal engagement member. The at least two resilient arms have arcuate portions which extend from the bottom wall to the mating terminal engaging members. Each of the at least two resilient arms has a reduced contact spring rate, thereby allowing the contact normal force to be more accurately controlled with the same manufacturing tolerances. More controlled normal force allows for a minimum contact normal force to be reliably maintained while reducing the insertion force required during mating.
