Secure connection terminal for hermetic compressor

A sealed compressor including:

• an electric motor driving a compressor pump unit, and a shell enclosing said electric motor and said compressor pump unit, and an electrical connector within the shell to supply electrical power to the motor;
• a terminal housing mounted to an outer surface of said shell, and a terminal plug received within said terminal housing, said terminal plug having electric connections connected to said electric connector within said shell;
• said housing secured to a cover plate enclosing a chamber in said housing and which receives said terminal plug;
• a spring extending from said terminal plug, and reacting against a surface of said cover to bias said terminal plug to maintain said electric connections between said terminal plug and said electrical connector in said shell, said spring extending outwardly of said terminal plug, and including a pair of bowed portions in contact with said cover, said spring being secured between rails on a surface of said terminal plug facing said cover;
• said spring having feet extending through slots in the terminal housing;
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• said spring being secured between said rails at a central portion of said spring, with one of said pair of bowed portions being positioned at ends spaced away from a portion of said spring secured between said rails, and said feet being positioned outwardly of said bowed portions.