Patent ID: 6276958
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector adapted for connecting with a flexible printed circuit (FPC), comprising:an insulating housing;a plurality of contact elements received in the housing;a pair of solder pads mounted on opposite sides of the housing and adapted to be secured to a printed circuit board, each solder pad having a first and a second mounting walls, a gap being defined between the first and the second mounting walls, a projection being formed on the first mounting wall; anda slider forming a pair of latching arms on opposite sides thereof, each latching arm having a latching fluke projecting inwardly from a front end thereof, the slider being movable between a first position in which the latching fluke of each latching arm extends into the gap and locks with a front edge of a corresponding second mounting wall to permit insertion of an FPC, and a second position in which each latching fluke locks with the projection of a corresponding first mounting wall of the solder pad for securing the FPC in the housing.