Patent ID: 7473125

Claim:
An electrical connector to be connected to a flat conductive member having a connecting portion, comprising: a housing formed of an insulating material and having a receptacle space for receiving the flat conductive member; a terminal arranged in the housing along a first direction, said terminal including a contact portion for contacting with the connecting portion of the flat conductive member; a metal member having an arm portion positioned in a side of the housing and an extending portion extended upwardly and curved inward downwardly from an end of the arm portion and situated outside the housing, said extending portion extending close to the flat conductive member and overlapping with the flat conductive member when the flat conductive member is inserted into the receptacle space; and a pressing member attached in a front portion of the housing to be rotatable for pressing the contact portion against the connecting portion; wherein said extending portion includes an engaging surface extending in parallel to an engaging portion formed in flat conductive member when the flat conductive member is inserted into the receptacle space, and said extending portion includes a regulating surface extending in parallel to a side end surface of an edge of the flat conductive member for engaging the regulating surface with the edge of the flat conductive member when the flat conductive member is inserted into the receptacle space.