Patent ID: 6602083
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flat cable, comprising:a substantially box-shaped housing having an open mouth to receive said flat cable and at least one receiving slot; at least one terminal inserted into said receiving slot from a side of said housing and arranged in said housing, said terminal having a contact section at a position facing to said open mouth; a pressure member positioned at an opposite side of said contact section with respect to said flat cable arranged on said contact section, and freely displaced between an open position at which an insertion space is open so that said flat cable is inserted into said open mouth and a closed position at which said insertion space is closed and said flat cable is pushed toward said contact section by said pressure member; and at least one support member held in said housing and having a bearing section which is able to support said pressure member such that said pressure member is freely displaced, wherein an upper edge of said bearing section is positioned higher than an inner surface of an upper wall of said housing.