Patent ID: 8123550

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a base having: an opening formed on a front surface side into which a distal end of a flexible print substrate is insertable; and a plurality of insertion holes arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch passing through from the front surface side to a rear surface side; connection terminals respectively including substantially T shape operation pieces respectively having movable contacts formed at first ends in a protruding manner to be pressure-welded to connection portions arranged side by side in the distal end of the flexible print substrate, the connection terminals being adapted to be inserted into the insertion holes; and an operation lever supported on the rear surface side of the base turnably on a turning support point on an upper surface side of the connection terminals, the operation lever having cam portions capable of operating operation receiving portions placed at second ends of the operation pieces, the connector being adapted to temporarily hold the distal end of the flexible print substrate inserted from the opening of the base, and then hold the flexible print substrate by turning the operation lever and operating the connection terminals thereby pressure-welding the movable contacts of the connection terminals to the connection portions of the flexible print substrate, wherein a pair of elastic nails to be elastically engaged from sides with cutouts provided in both side edges of the distal end of the flexible print substrate inserted from the opening of the base for temporarily holding the flexible print substrate is formed in a protruding manner inside the opening in the base, and inspection holes for visually checking outer circumferential edges of the elastic nails are formed on a top surface of the base, and wherein axes of the elastic nails are flush with an axis of the flexible print substrate.