Electrical socket terminal

A one-piece electrical socket terminal provided with an elongate socket having a central longitudinal plane and comprising a tubular base having a forward end, first and second contact springs on opposite sides of said central plane, connected to, and projecting forwardly from, respective first and second opposite walls of the base, and third and fourth contact springs connected to, and projecting forwardly from, the base between said first and second walls of the base, the socket further comprising a forward portion to which the forward end of each contact spring is connected, each contact spring having an inwardly protruding contact surface intermediate the base and said forward portion of the socket;

• characterized in that the forward portion of the socket comprises first and second spaced, opposed straps one on each side of said central plane, the third and fourth contact springs projecting, on opposite sides of said central plane from a third wall of the base, and fifth and sixth contact springs on opposite sides of said central plane and having inwardly protruding contact surfaces, projecting forwardly from and being connected to, a fourth wall of the base opposite to said third wall thereof, the forward ends of the contact springs on one side of the central plane being connected to the first strap and the forward ends of the contact springs on the opposite side of the central plane being connected to the second strap;
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• wherein said contact surfaces are dimensioned for engaging respective faces of a square cross section electrical pin, each contact surface being positioned to engage a respective one of said sides of the pin.