Patent ID: 6506072
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flat cable, the connector being fittable to a corresponding connector in a fitting direction, comprising:a housing defining a pressure contact region; a pressure contact terminal within said region adapted for contact with a flat cable; and a cover attachable to said housing and having first and second holes formed in a face of the cover, wherein: said attached cover encloses the pressure contact region, said housing and attached cover define first and second openings, proximate to first and second ends of the pressure contact region, through which a flat cable may pass, said housing and attached cover further define a first set of alternate angularly displaced internal paths for a flat cable, one of said paths extending from the first end of the pressure contact region and exiting the connector through the first opening, and another path extending from the first end of the pressure contact region and exiting the connector through the first hole, and said housing and attached cover further define a second set of alternate angularly displaced internal paths for a flat cable, one of said paths extending from the second end of the pressure contact region and exiting the connector through the second opening, and another path extending from the second end of the pressure contact region and exiting the connector through the second hole.