Pressure-contact terminal and electric connection box containing pressure-contact terminals

A pressure-contact terminal (29) is formed by punching and bending a metal plate. A substrate portion (30) has a pair of sandwiching pieces (32) extending from it, to form a slot (33) for accommodating a single-core wire (55). A pair of bent-up reinforcing portions (35) extends along the outer edges of the sandwiching pieces (32). The distance between the outer faces of the reinforcing portions (35) is substantially equal to the outer diameter (D1) of the single-core wire (55). A pair of coating-peeling portions (37) projecting beyond the ends of the sandwiching pieces (32) extend from the reinforcing portions (35). The gap (L4) between the coating-peeling portions (37) is smaller than the outer diameter (D1) of the single-core wire (55) and greater than the outer diameter (D2) of the conductor wire (57) of the wire (55). In this way a terminal of small width is obtained, permitting an electrical connection box containing such terminals to be compact.