Patent ID: 6267620
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flexible board electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board to another printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing defining an opening on a front side thereof, a plurality of contact channels on a bottom wall thereof, and a pair of support arms formed on opposite sides thereof, each support arm is spaced apart from an adjacent side wall of the housing, each support arm defining an elongated hole therein;a plurality of conductive contacts being received in the contact channels; anda pressure member being rotatably and slidably engaged with the elongated holes of the support arms for rotating between an open position where the FPC board is inserted into the opening and a closed position where the pressure member presses the FPC board to electrically contact with the contacts, wherein the pressure member forms a shaft portion for engaging with the space between the support arm and the adjacent wall of the housing; whereina positioning means is formed on the pressure member and the housing to retain the pressure member to the insulative housing when in the open position.