Solid wire terminal

摘要

A wire terminal is provided for conductively engaging a conductive wire having a generally round cross section. The wire terminal includes an electrical receptacle portion with first and second forwardly-projecting portions that conductively contact opposite sides of the conductive wire. The forwardly-projecting portions each include a respective wire-engaging contact portion, each of which is configured to contact the conductive wire at a respective elongated contact location along opposite sides of the conductive wire.

主权项

1. A wire terminal for conductively engaging a conductive wire having a generally round cross section, said wire terminal comprising:
an electrical receptacle portion having first and second forwardly-projecting portions configured to conductively couple to the conductive wire, wherein said first and second wire-engaging portions are directly opposed to one another and are shaped and arranged as a mirror image of one another; said first forwardly-projecting portion comprising a first wire-engaging portion having a first inwardly-facing concave contact surface with a radius of curvature substantially corresponding to a radius of curvature of the conductive wire; said second forwardly-projecting portion comprising a second wire-engaging contact portion having a second inwardly-facing concave contact surface with a radius of curvature substantially corresponding to the radius of curvature of the conductive wire, and that faces said first concave contact surface of said first wire-engaging portion; and wherein said first and second concave contact surfaces are configured to conductively contact the conductive wire at respective elongated contact locations along opposite sides of the conductive wire, and wherein said first and second inwardly-facing concave contact surfaces are each shaped to conductively contact the conductive wire around a respective circumferential portion thereof, along the respective elongated contact locations.