Patent ID: 6062900
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An FFC connector having a strain relief, comprising:an elongate dielectric housing having front and rear faces, said front face defining a lengthwise slot for receiving a flat flexible cable therein, said housing defining a plurality of passageways in communication with said slot, each passageway receiving a terminal therein for electrically connecting with said inserted flat flexible cable;a supporting platform assembled to said dielectric housing, an elongate latch upwardly extending from a front periphery of said platform;a cover cooperating with said supporting platform to define a slit for receiving said inserted flat flexible cable therebetween; andinterlocking means arranged between said supporting platform and said cover for attaching said cover to said supporting platform, wherein said cover can be arranged in a first position in which an opening is defined for insertion of said flat flexible cable, and a second position in which said opening is narrowed such that said an edge of a backing plate of said inserted flat flexible cable is firmly biased by said elongate latch of said supporting platform.