Patent ID: 7601017

Claim:
An electrical connector for fastening a flexible flat cable comprising: an insulating body having a front opening and a rear opening with an interior passageway extending therebetween, said insulating body having a plurality of terminal sockets; a plurality of terminals respectively assembled within said plurality of terminal sockets, each of said plurality of terminals comprising: an upper arm; a lower arm in spaced parallel relation to said upper arm; and a linking arm connecting said upper arm to said lower arm in a center thereof, said upper arm having a contact portion at a front end thereof, said lower arm having a contact portion at a front end thereof, the contact portion being suitable for securing the flexible flat cable therebetween, said upper arm having a pivoting portion and a guide groove formed at a rear end thereof, said guide groove having a generally planar surface thereon; a pair of shims respectively assembled on opposite sides of said insulating body; and a flip cover having a operating portion and rotatable portions, said flip cover having shaft portions respectively at opposite sides thereof, said shaft portions bearing on said pair of shims, said rotatable portion being respectively pivotally disposed within the guide grooves of the upper arms so as to allow said flip cover to rotate between an opening position and a closing position, said rotatable portions being received against said generally planar surface of the guide grooves when said flip cover is in the open position, said rotatable portions being propped against said generally planar surface of said guide groove of said upper arm and against said lower arm simultaneously when said flip cover is in said closed position so as to securely hold and position the flexible flat cable by the contact portions of said upper and lower arms.