Patent ID: 6514101
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flexible printed board comprising:a synthetic-resin housing having an opening, a plurality of fork-shaped contacts being arranged to face into the opening, each of the contacts having a resilient piece and a fixing piece in opposed relation, an insertion space for the flexible printed board defined between the resilient piece and the fixing piece, and a synthetic-resin cover being rotatable around a predetermined pivotal axis to open or close the opening, wherein each fork-shaped contact includes a U-shaped portion including a first branch and a second branch branched from a free end of the resilient piece, wherein the second branch adjoins the insertion space; wherein the second branch includes a contact point pressed into contact with the flexible printed board inserted in the insertion space, and wherein one edge of the cover includes a regulating portion interposed between the first and the second branches for bidirectionally restricting a range of displacement of the free end of the resilient piece.