Electrical terminal

A one-piece unitary electrical connector comprising:

• a body having a substantially planar configuration with a substantially planar first surface and a substantially planar second surface opposite said first surface, and a central aperture extending between said first surface and said second surface;
• a plurality of frustoconical shaped projections extending from said first surface and oriented only on a first side of said body and substantially surrounding said central aperture, each of said frustoconical shaped members have a base end integrally formed with said body and an open distal end defining an axial passage spaced from said central aperture, and an annular contact surface around said axial passage;
• a terminal having a tab extending radially from said side edge of said body and having a substantially cylindrical shaped cable connector extending radially outward from said body and oriented on a second side of said body opposite said first side;
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• an electrical cable received in said cylindrical cable connector, said cylindrical cable connector being crimped onto said electrical cable to provide an electrical connection between said electrical cable and said body.

An electrical assembly comprising:

• a metal base having an aperture extending through an outer surface of said metal base;
• a metal clamping member overlying said outer surface of said metal base and having an aperture extending through said metal clamping member and aligned with said aperture in said metal base;
• an electrical connector positioned between said metal base and said metal clamping member, said electrical connector having a body with a substantially planar first surface and a substantially planar second surface opposite said first surface, an aperture extending between said first surface and second surface and aligned with said aperture in said metal base and said metal clamping member, a continuous frustoconical shaped projection extending only from an inner edge of said first surface and surrounding said aperture, said frustoconical shaped projection having an inner annular edge defining said aperture, and an electrical terminal integrally formed with said body and coupled to a first end of an electrical cable;
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• a fastener extending through said apertures in said metal base, said metal clamping member and said body, and clamping said body between said metal base and said metal clamping member with said frustoconical shaped projection penetrating a surface of said metal base and providing an electrical connection between said electrical cable and said metal base and metal clamping member.