Patent ID: 7789698

Claim:
A connector for a flat terminal comprising an exposed conductive pattern, comprising: a lever having pivots which stick out from both sides of the lever, respectively; a housing which is formed with a terminal recess having a shape corresponding to the flat terminal, the housing being also provided with bearings which are located at both sides of the terminal recess and support the pivots so that the lever can open and close the terminal recess, respectively; and a contact which is located in the terminal recess and has a contact point connected with the exposed conductive pattern when the flat terminal is inserted into the terminal recess closed with the lever, wherein the housing comprises guide ribs for separating the base end of the lever from the contact point in the process of attaching the lever to the housing, the contact point being located between the guide ribs, the guide ribs being formed on the bottom of the terminal recess in the housing, the guide ribs sticking out more than the contact point from the bottom of the terminal recess, and wherein said contact point is fixed in the terminal recess so that it is inhibited from moving in the projecting direction of said guide ribs.