Patent ID: 6036520
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting on a surface of a printed circuit board and for receiving a flat electrical circuit, comprising:an elongated dielectric housing defining a slot for receiving the flat electrical circuit;a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing with contact portions spaced along the slot;a metal fixing member mounted on the housing for securing the connector to an appropriate mounting pad on the printed circuit board, a portion of the metal fixing member passing through the housing;a metal actuator mounted on the housing for movement between a first position allowing free insertion of the flat electrical circuit into the slot and a second position biasing the flat electrical circuit against the contact portions of the terminals; andcomplementary interengaging metal to metal positioning means between the portion of the metal fixing member passing through the housing and the metal actuator to at least partially define at least one of said positions of the actuator.