Terminal protection cap

A terminal protection cap for protecting a terminal at an end of an electric wire, the terminal and the electric wire each having selected cross sectional dimensions, comprising:

• a cap part having an interior cross sectionally larger than both the terminal and the electric wire and configured for covering said terminal directly;
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• a hollow tubular part integral with said cap part and dimensioned for permitting said terminal to be inserted through said hollow tubular part and into said cap part, said hollow tubular part having a first end portion adjacent said cap part and a second end portion spaced from said first end portion, said first and second end portions each having a selected wall thickness, said hollow tubular part further having an intermediate portion extending continuously between the first and second end portions, said intermediate portion having a wall thickness less than the wall thicknesses of said first and second end portions, said first end portion of said hollow tubular part being cross sectionally larger than said cross sectional dimensions defined by said terminal and said electric wire such that said cap part and said first end portion of said hollow tubular part are movable axially along said electric wire and away from said terminal, said second end portion of said hollow tubular part having an interior that is cross sectionally dimensioned for engagement with said wire.