Patent ID: 7261589

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like member, comprising: a housing defining an insertion slot for receiving the sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals arranged in the housing in parallel relationship with a predetermined pitch, each of the terminals having a contact beam extending into the insertion slot and a pivot beam extending substantially parallel to the contact beam; and an actuator rotatably provided for establishing an electrical connection between the sheet-like member and the contact beams, said actuator providing cam portions each interposed between every other said pivot beam, each of the cam portions providing shaft portions respectively adapted for pivotably engaging with the pivot beams disposed therebeside, the shaft portions extending towards each other respectively from two adjacent cam portions being spaced and defining a gap therebetween, wherein the housing provides finger portions extending forwards into the insertion slot and interposed between every other said pivot beams without said cam portion interposed therebetween and the finger portion further extends into the gap between the shaft portions.