Patent ID: 8128425

Claim:
A cable connector, comprising: an insulative housing, the housing including an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted; an actuator, the actuator being movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position, at which the flat flexible cable may be inserted, and a second position, at which contact pads of the flat flexible cable are operatively engaged by terminals of the connector; and a plurality of conductive terminals, each terminal being mounted in the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a contact pad of the flat flexible cable, each terminal including a base portion, the base portion disposed at a rear end of the terminal and extending in the vertical direction, an actuator holding arm portion, which engages the actuator to facilitate movement of the actuator between the first and second positions, a front resilient contact arm portion, and a rear resilient contact arm portion, the contact arm portions engage the contact pads in a mutually independent way to maintain secure contact between the contact arm portions and the contact pads; wherein: the actuator holding arm portion and each contact arm portion have a proximal end thereof secured to the base portion and a contact portion at a free end of thereof configured to engage the contact pads; and the first contact arm portion is secured to the base portion below the second contact arm portion.