Patent ID: 9166319
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A flexible circuit board connector comprising: a contact having a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end having a spring beam having a separable mating interface configured to be surface mounted to a contact pad of a flexible circuit board, the terminating end being configured to be terminated to a wire; a housing holding the contact, the housing having a main body including a contact channel holding the contact and a wire barrel configured to receive the wire, the main body being positionable above the flexible circuit board such that the contact is aligned with the contact pad; and a clip coupled to the housing with an intermediate space between the clip and the main body, the clip being movable between an open position and a closed position; wherein the intermediate space is configured to receive the flexible circuit board when the clip is in the open position, and wherein the clip and housing are configured to capture the flexible circuit board when the clip is in the closed position, the spring beam being configured to be electrically connected to the contact pad when the clip is in the closed position, the housing being pressed against the flexible circuit board as the clip is moved to the closed position and the contact being compressed against the contact pad as the clip is moved to the closed position.