Patent ID: 7581983
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector adapted for receiving at least two flexible printed circuit boards therein, comprising: an insulating housing defining a first mouth at a front thereof and a receiving recess behind the first mouth, the first mouth having a top and a front opened freely, the receiving recess being higher than the first mouth and having a front opened freely; a plurality of first terminals disposed in a front of the insulating housing and stretching into the first mouth; a first actuator rotatably mounted to the first mouth of the insulating housing; and a plurality of second terminals disposed in a rear of the insulating housing and each having a second connecting arm at an upper portion thereof and a third connecting arm at a lower portion thereof, a free end of the second connecting arm protruding downward to form a second contact portion and a free end of the third connecting arm protruding upward to form a third contact portion, the second and third contact portions stretching into the receiving recess; wherein one of the flexible printed circuit boards can be inserted into the first mouth and pressed downward by the first actuator to electrically contact the first terminals, and the other flexible printed circuit board can be inserted into the receiving recess and clipped between the second and third connecting arms to electrically contact the second and third contact portions of the second terminals.