Patent ID: 6319052
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit (FPC), comprising:a housing comprising a pair of sidewalls, a boss formed on each sidewall, and a cavity defined between the sidewalls and exposed to a front thereof for receiving an end of the FPC;a plurality of terminals received in the housing for electrically connecting with the FPC;an actuator mounted on the housing and having a locking arm on each of two opposite sides thereof for engaging with the housing, the locking arm having an upper protrusion formed at a top face thereof for restraining the actuator relative to the housing at a first position and a lateral protrusion projecting from an inner side of an end section thereof for latching the boss of the housing at the first position; anda solder pad mounted on the housing, the solder pad having a front part having a top arm for restraining the upper protrusion at the first position to retain the actuator to the housing and a base adapted for being secured to a circuit board.