Insulated electrical terminal and method of fabricating same

In an insulated terminal for connection to an end of an insulated electrical wire having an exposed conductor core projecting from the insulation, said terminal including:

• an angled insulating housing having a through passage defined by a first passage portion communicating with and at an angle to a second passage portion, the first passage portion including a first open end through which a complementary mating terminal is received and the second passage portion including a second open end for receiving the insulated electrical wire;
• a terminal portion positionable into the first passage portion through the first open end, the terminal portion including an outward contact section for direct connection to the mating terminal and an inward crimp section for crimping directly onto the conductor core of the insulated electrical wire inserted into the second passage portion;
• and
• an open-ended cylindrical crimp ferrule having one end adjacent the inward crimp section of the terminal portion and the other end adjacent said second open end, said crimp ferrule adapted to receive the insulated electrical wire therethrough such that said exposed conductor core is positionable within said inward crimp section and an insulated portion of the wire adjacent the exposed conductor core is positionable within the crimp ferrule adjacent said second open end, said housing being deformable whereby the inward crimp section of the terminal portion is adapted to be crimped directly about said exposed conductor core and the crimp ferrule is adapted to be crimped directly about said insulated portion of the wire by applying a crimping force to said housing;
• wherein the improvement comprises:
• said crimp ferrule being separate from said terminal portion and being receivable through said second open end of the second passage portion of the housing, and
• said housing substantially enclosing said terminal and said crimp ferrule except at said first and second open ends.