Patent ID: 11909137
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing defining a receptacle sized to receive a flat flexible cable;
an actuator movably mounted to the housing; and
a conductive terminal arranged within the receptacle, including:
a first portion arranged in contact with the actuator and including a first arm and a second arm attached to the first arm, the first and second arms defining an opening therebetween sized to receive an exposed conductor of the flat flexible cable, the first portion of the terminal biased by the actuator between an open position and a clamping position, the terminal defining a self-locking spring clip in which one of the first arm or the second arm defines a latch for retaining the terminal in the clamping position; and
a mounting portion extending from the first portion of the terminal and through the housing, the mounting portion having an end exposed on an exterior surface of the housing.