Patent ID: 7914321

Claim:
A connector adapted for receiving a longitudinally inserted flexible printed circuit board therein, comprising: an insulating housing having a base board, a rear end of the base board protruding upward to form a preventing wall extending transversely, a top of the preventing wall extending forward to form an elastic board suspended over the base board with a receiving recess formed therebetween for receiving the flexible printed circuit board therein; a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the insulating housing in a transverse row, each of the electric terminals having a lying-U shaped base frame which has a lower arm defined as a base arm and an upper arm defined as an elastic arm, the base arm being disposed in the base board and the elastic arm stretching into the receiving recess under the elastic board, the flexible printed circuit board being inserted between the base arms and the elastic arms for electrically connecting the electric terminals; a shell mounted onto the insulating housing along the insertion and withdrawal direction of the flexible printed circuit board and having a top board, a portion of the top board protruding downward to form at least one pressing portion pressing against and slidably moving along a top surface of the elastic board for pressing the elastic board downward so as to further press the elastic arms against the flexible printed circuit board; and a pair of fastening members located at two ends of the base board, each of the fastening members having a lying-U shaped base frame which has a lower arm defined as a support bar and an upper arm defined as a bearing arm, the support bar being disposed in the base board and the bearing arm stretching into the receiving recess under the elastic board for being pressed downward by the elastic board to secure the flexible printed circuit board; wherein a free end of the bearing arm protrudes toward the support bar to form a holding lump against the flexible printed circuit board, and the support bar defines a notch facing the holding lump.