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

Claim 17:
18. 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, having:
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 in an insertion direction, the first portion of the terminal biased by the actuator between an open position in which the flat flexible cable is insertable into the opening, and a clamping position in which a position of the first arm is fixed relative to the second arm; and
a hook-shaped portion defined on the first arm and having a free end extending at least partially in a direction opposite the insertion direction, the free end defining a contact surface opposing the second arm;

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.