Patent ID: 6739902
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for terminating a flat flexible cable, comprising:a dielectric housing having an elongated mouth for receiving a terminating end of the flat flexible cable, the housing having arm holders generally at opposite ends of the mouth; a plurality of conductive terminals mounted on the housing and spaced along the mouth, the terminals having contact portions for electrically engaging appropriate conductors of flexible cable; an elongated actuator movably mounted on the housing and including a body with a pressing portion for biasing the cable against the contact portions of the terminals, the actuator being fabricated of rigid ceramic material, and including a passage; a pair of connecting arms at opposite ends of the actuator and of a resilient material other than ceramic each connecting arm having a first end for insertion into the arm holders of the housing and a second end for insertion into the passage of the actuator; and complementary interengaging latch means between the connector and the actuator within the passage to hold the arm therein.