Patent ID: 6749459
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising:housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; and securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the bore; wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface; the front edge being located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface having fastening means for securing a free end of the flat conductor, and wherein a fixation member is attached to the rear wall to releasably apply a clamping force to the flat conductor.