Electrical connector having terminals with improved retention means

摘要

A male electrical terminal includes an elongated planar body portion, a terminating portion extending rearwardly of the body portion and a contact portion extending forwardly of the body portion. The body portion includes an enlarged retention section that is twisted relative to the plane of the body portion. An electrical connector includes a housing with terminal-receiving passages each including opposing side walls for embracing opposite sides of the body portion of a respective one of the terminals. Each passage also includes an oblique portion intersecting the opposing side walls for embracing the twisted retention section of the respective terminal.