Patent ID: 6254413
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a flat circuit comprising:a dielectric housing having an elongated slot for receiving the flat circuit;a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and spaced laterally along the slot with contact portions for engaging appropriate conductors of the flat circuit;an actuator pivotally mounted on the housing for rotational movement about a pivot axis between an open position allowing insertion of the flat circuit into the slot and an actuating position biasing the flat circuit against the contact portions of the terminals;complementary interengaging oblique ramps on the housing and the actuator arranged to confront and abut each other when the actuator is in its open position to hold the actuator thereat, at least one of the ramps being formed on a resiliently flexible wall of the housing andbiasing means for biasing the complementary interengaging oblique ramps into confronting abutting relationship.