Connector assembly

A push-type terminal connector assembly comprising:

• a terminal housing made of insulating material including a terminal receiving receptacle adapted to receive a plurality of terminals, a plurality of channels formed in the terminal receiving receptacle for dividing said receptacle into a plurality of adjacent terminal receiving stations, and a detent ridge formed in the interior of said terminal receiving receptacle extending generally transverse the direction of terminal insertion and adapted to engage a portion of a terminal for positioning and holding a terminal in a receiving station at a given depth;
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• a plurality of like U-shaped cross-sectioned terminals, each adapted to be plugged into said terminal receiving stations, the legs of said cross-section being receivable in said channels and each terminal including a pair of compressible contact springs, one on each side of the terminal, each contact spring extending a sufficient distance from said terminal and electrically engageable with the contact spring of a terminal plugged in at least one adjacent receiving station, and interengaging means cooperating with said detent ridge for positioning and holding said terminal in said receptacle at a given depth, said interengaging means including a forward compressible detent spring and a pair of parallel rearward stop tangs, said detent ridge being positionable between said detent spring and said stop tangs.