Patent ID: 7887351

Claim:
An electrical connector for a flat conductor, said electrical connector comprising a housing, a pressure member, and a plurality of conductive terminals spaced with an interval and planted onto the housing, wherein said electrical connector further comprising: two prominences provided at two sides of a lower surface of the pressure member; and two protrusions provided at two inner lateral walls of the housing near a front edge that receives the flat conductor, the two protrusions being spaced laterally outwardly from the two prominences; wherein the pressure member is pivotally mounted on the housing, the two prominences are movable toward and away from the two protrusions, the flat conductor has a notch on each side for receiving the protrusions of the lateral walls of the housing, the two protrusions being spaced from and out of contact with the flat conductor when the conductor is inserted into the housing, and the two prominences are received in the notches of the flat conductor when the pressure member is pivoted to a closed position.