Bulb socket terminal

A bulb socket terminal insertable into a metal mold prior to insert-molding of a socket body of a connector bulb socket for accommodating a bulb having a filament and a ground end, said terminal comprising:

• a base;
• an elastic contact portion connected to said base and for contacting with at least one of said filament end and said ground end of said bulb on one side of said base, wherein said elastic contact portion comprises a first bent portion extending from said base, a slant portion extending from said first bent portion, and a second bent portion formed at a free end of said slant portion;
• a connecting portion connectable to a connector on a side of said base;
• and
• a resin flow blocking wall means integral to said base for sealing and blocking entry of resin into an area behind said elastic contact portion during insert-molding of said socket body of said connector bulb socket, said resin flow blocking wall means being formed between said elastic contact portion and said connecting portion and contacting an insert-molding metal mold for said socket body during insert-molding of said socket body of said connector bulb socket, wherein each of said first bent portion, said slant portion and said second bent portion is narrower than said base, and wherein said resin flow blocking wall means includes a reinforcing plate (5e) coupled to said base which extends laterally along said base and beyond a bent edge (Q') of said first bent portion.