摘要 |
<p>An electrical connector assembly (2) includes a blade terminal (10) and a matable receptacle terminal (8) and matable insulative housings (4, 6). Both the blade and the receptacle terminals (10, 8) are centrally positioned so that orientation of the terminals (10, 8) is unnecessary and each terminal (10, 8) has a contact positioning section (30, 58) which conforms to the contour of a housing cavity (60, 70). This contact positioning section (30, 58) is a box section (30, 58) with a centrally disposed flat blade (12) extending from one rectangular contact positioning section (30) and a spring receptacle (50) extending from the other. The blade terminal (10) is formed by folding edge portions (34) of a flat blank (42) to form a dual thickness blade (12). The edge portions (34) are juxtaposed when folded over flaps (20) which initially comprise integral sections of the flat blank (42) outboard of the edge portions (34) of the blade (12).</p> |