Patent ID: 8043104
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector for receiving a flexible circuit member and for mounting on a substrate, comprising: an insulative housing, the insulative housing including a receptacle for receiving the flexible circuit member therein, a plurality of terminal receiving cavities and a pair of end portions located at opposite ends of the insulative housing, the end portions including a pair of spaced apart walls to provide flexibility to at least one of the spaced apart walls, each spaced apart wall having a locking member thereon; a plurality of conductive terminals, each conductive terminal being mounted in one of the terminal receiving cavities and configured to electrically connect to a conductive portion of the flexible circuit member; and an actuator, the actuator being mounted on the insulative housing and moveable between first and second operative positions, and including an actuator body generally extending along the receptacle when the actuator is in the second operative position and a pair of locking portions disposed on opposite ends of the actuator body; wherein: