Patent ID: 6109950
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An IDC connector having a terminator thereon, comprising:a dielectric housing having mating and connecting faces and an array of passageways defined therebetween;an array of terminals assembled within said array of passageways, each terminal including an insulation displacement section extending beyond said mating face and a connecting portion received within said passageway;a cover assembled to said mating face of said housing for terminating a flat flexible cable to said insulation displacement sections, said cover forming a pair of latches on opposite ends thereof for engagement to said dielectric housing;a terminator electrically connected to a free end of said flat flexible cable; andinterconnecting means between said cover and said terminator for attaching said terminator to said cover;wherein said interconnecting means includes a printed circuit board of said terminator and a retaining slot defined in a top surface of said cover which receives the circuit board therein.