Patent ID: 7946872

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: a housing provided with an inserting hole through which a flat cable is to be inserted; terminals being mounted on the housing and provided with contact parts to be electrically connected to lead-wires of the flat cable; an actuator moveable between a first position to enable insertion of the flat cable and a second position to connect the lead-wires of the inserted flat cable to the contact parts, the actuator having a main body being nearly parallel to a direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable when said actuator is in the second position, and locked portions being disposed on opposite sides of the main body; and locking portions being disposed on both sides of the housing and being engaged with the locked portions when said actuator is in the second position, wherein: said locked portions including tip edges extending parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable when said actuator is in the second position, and said locking portions including tip edges inclined to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable wherein the tip edges of the locking portions on both sides face each and a distance therebetween becomes narrower as being situated nearer an inlet side of the inserting hole.