Patent ID: 7637763

Claim:
A connector adapted for a flexible printed circuit, comprising: an insulating housing defining a mouth in a rear thereof; a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing; an actuator rotatably mounted to the mouth of the insulating housing, the actuator defining two pilot portions rotatably mounted in two opposite ends of the insulating housing respectively; and at least two support members positioned in the two opposite ends of the insulating housing respectively, each of the support members defining an elastic portion, wherein the elastic portions abut against the corresponding pilot portions of the actuator when the actuator is closed; wherein the two ends of the insulating housing respectively defines a receiving fillister communicating with the mouth and facing each other, one side of the receiving fillister extends forward and downward to form a first fixing slot, a rear side of the receiving fillister extends rearward and downward to form a second fixing slot; wherein each of the support members has a base portion extending longitudinally, a front of the base portion extends downward to form a first fixing portion inserted in the first fixing slot, a rear end of the base portion bends sideward and then extends downward to form a second fixing portion inserted in the second fixing slot, the elastic portion has a bottom end connected with the second fixing portion and a top end protruding forward freely to stretch into the receiving fillister.