Patent ID: 7494367

Claim:
An applying member for manufacturing a connector for a flat cable, comprising: a plurality of connector terminals, the plurality of connector terminals including a first connector terminal, a second connector terminal, and a third connector terminal, each connector terminal being connected to a cable conductor portion of the flat cable, and each cable conductor portion being connected to a bus bar; and a main body for applying ultrasonic vibrations, the main body having a pressing recessed portion with a first side portion, a second side portion, and an opening between the first and second side portions; wherein the pressing recessed portion has a depth which is deeper than a sum of thicknesses of the cable conductor portion and the bus bar, wherein the pressing recessed portion has an opening wider than a width of each connector terminal, and wherein the first side portion is interposed between the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal, and the second side portion is interposed between the second connector terminal and the third connector terminal.