Terminal

A terminal comprising:

• a box portion having a plurality of wall portions formed by bending a single plate;
• and
• a bending spring portion arranged in the box portion,
• wherein a mating terminal is inserted into the box portion in a state in which the bending spring portion is bent and deformed, the terminal coming into contact with the mating terminal with a bending restoration force of the bending spring portion applied as a contact load,
• wherein, of a first wall portion located at one end of the bending and a second wall portion adjacent to the first wall portion, the first wall portion is provided with a locking hole, and the second wall portion is provided with a locking piece which is bent and enters the locking hole, and
• wherein one of end faces of the locking hole and the locking piece which restrict a displacement in a direction in which the box portion is opened is formed in a linear-shaped end face and the other is formed in a point-shaped end face.