Patent ID: 6280240
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit (FPC), comprising:a housing defining a hollow portion exposed to a front thereof for receiving an end of the FPC;a plurality of terminals received in the housing for electrically connecting with the FPC;a solder pad mounted on the housing and having an integral base adapted for being secured to a circuit board; anda slider movably mounted on the housing and having a pair of ribs rearwardly extending from lateral ends thereof, a protrusion downwardly formed at a rear end of the rib for facilitating movement of the slider between an open position and a closed position; whereinwhen the slider is in the open position, the protrusion abuts the integral base of the solder pad to thereby provide an enlarged opening between the slider and the housing, whereby the FPC is free to be inserted into the housing, and when the slider is in the closed position, the protrusion engages with a rear edge of the integral base of the solder pad, whereby the slider biases the FPC against the terminals.