Patent ID: 6475026
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flexible flat cable connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity and a pair of guiding holes; a plurality of electrical contacts being accommodated in the insulative housing, each electrical contact comprising a first arm retained to the insulative housing and a second arm extending in the receiving cavity of the insulative housing; and an actuator comprising a tongue extending into the receiving cavity for pressing an inserted flat flexible cable against the second arms of the electrical contacts, and a pair of side latches extending into the guiding holes, each side latch comprising a first portion engageable with the insulative housing to locate the flexible flat cable connector at an open position and a second portion engageable with the insulative housing to locate the flexible flat cable connector at a closed position: wherein the first portion of each side latch is a projection adjacent to a free end thereof and the insulative housing comprises a stopper protruding into each guiding hole to engage with the projection; wherein the second portion of each side latch is a recess defined between the projection and the free end and the insulative housing comprises a latch block protruding into each guiding hole to engage with the recess; wherein the guiding holes are separated from the receiving cavity by a pair of side walls and a gap is defined between the side latch and the side wall when the flexible flat cable connector is located at the closed position; further comprising a pair of mounting pads each comprising a retention portion retained to the insulative housing and a mounting portion connected to the retention portion and abutting against a bottom surface of the insulative housing, and wherein the guiding holes are separated from the receiving cavity by a pair of side walls, wherein each side wall defines a slit to retain the retention portion of the mounting pad therein, wherein the actuator comprises a pair of blocks from which the side latches extend and each side latch comprises a free end and extends outwardly toward the free end thereof.