US Patent 7476132 Double-ended pressure contacting electrical terminal

An electrical terminal (30) includes first (34) and second (36) contact members having outer pressure contacting end portions (34a, 36a) for pressure engaging first and second electrical devices, respectively, along with enlarged inner end portions (34b, 36b). The pressure contacting end portion of one contact member is longer than the pressure contacting end portion of the other contact member. A sleeve (32) is provided with a through hole (44) for slidably receiving the inner end portions of the first and second contact members. The through hole has opposite open ends (44a, 44b) through which the pressure contacting end portions of the contact members project. A biasing member (38) is disposed in the through hole to resiliently bias the contact members in opposite directions.