Patent ID: 6551128
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connecting a pattern of conductors in a flexible flat cable to a circuit comprising:a housing; said housing including a slot for receiving an end of said flexible flat cable; a plurality of contacts in said housing alignable with said pattern of conductors when said end is inserted into said slot; a slider having a pressing plate thereon; means for operating said slider between a projected position and a recessed position, said slider moving longitudinally with respect to said housing; said pressing plate being insertable into said slot adjacent said flexible flat cable; and at least one of said housing and said pressing plate having a shape which urges said pressing plate into uniform, firm contact with a surface of said flexible cable as said pressing plate is inserted, whereby said pattern of conductors is urged into stable electrical contact with said plurality of contacts and said housing provides a minimum profile.