Electrical connector with terminal elements of generally tau-shaped cross section

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL FOR TERMINATING ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING COMPRISING A TERMINAL SEGMENT OF GENERALLY T-SHAPED CROSS SECTION AT ONE END OF SAID TERMINAL ADAPTED TO EXTEND EXTERNALLY OF SAID CONNECTOR HOUSING FOR TERMINATING ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS WOUND AROUND SAID TERMINAL SEGMENT, AND A SECOND SEGMENT INTEGRAL WITH SAID TERMINAL SEGMENT ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED WITHIN SAID CONNECTOR HOUSING, SAID SECOND SEGMENT HAVING A SPRING PORTION AT THE OTHER END OF SAID TERMINAL, SAID SPRING PORTION ADAPTED TO HOLD SAID ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITHIN SAID CONNECTOR HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE POSITIVE CONTACT PRESSURE FOR AN EXTERNAL CONTACT TO BE INSERTED INTO SAID CONNECTOR HOUSING AND ENGAGED WITH SAID ELECTRICAL TERMINAL, SAID SECOND SEGMENT FURTHER HAVING A PORTION OF GENERALLY T-SHAPED CROSS SECTION INTERMEDIATE SAID SPRING PORTION OF SAID SECOND SEGMENT AND SAID TERMINAL SEGMENT AND INTEGRAL WITH BOTH SAID SEGMENTS, SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SECOND SEGMENT ADAPTED TO BE INTERNAL OF SAID CONNECTOR HOUSING.