Patent ID: 11909141
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 20:
21. A connector, comprising:
a housing defining a receptacle sized to receive a flat flexible cable, including:
an outer housing having a first end adapted to engage with a mating electrical connector; and
an inner housing slidably connected to the outer housing and defining an open end of the receptacle;

a conductive terminal arranged within the receptacle and adapted to contact a conductor of the flat flexible cable, including:
a first arm; and
a second arm attached to the first arm, the first and second arms defining an opening therebetween for receiving an exposed conductor of the flat flexible cable, the first arm movable relative to the second arm for clamping the flat flexible cable therebetween;

a seal engaging with a front end of the housing and defining a first slot therethrough sized to receive the flat flexible cable; and
a cover selectively fixed to the front end of the housing and arranged over the seal, the cover defining a second slot sized to receive the flat flexible cable,
wherein the inner housing is slidably within the outer housing between:
a first position in which the flat flexible cable may be inserted into the opening of the terminal; and
a second position in which the outer housing biases the first arm of the terminals into a clamped position securing the flat flexible cable between the first arm and the second arm.