Patent ID: 6056571
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for attachment to the end of a flat electrical conductor, the connector comprising a housing having a base with a front end, a rear end, a forwardly opening mouth at the front end to receive a flat electrical conductor, and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear ends, an electrical terminal in the housing having a contact member protruding into said mouth, and a lever with a clamp portion, said lever being pivotably mounted on the housing for movement between an open condition, in which said clamp portion projects in a forward direction such that said mouth is open, and a closed condition in which said clamp portion of said lever protrudes towards said contact member and into said mouth to clamp said conductor against said terminal, thereby making an electrical connection, the lever further having a pair of arms and a pressing member at one end thereof, the arms being positioned along opposite sides of said housing, the pressing member being movable towards said rear end of said base to move the lever from the open condition to the closed condition, the clamp portion being movable in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the pressing member, and in the closed condition said pressing member being located at the rear end of the housing remote from the opening of said mouth and said arms being along side said housing and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base.