Patent ID: 7695295

Claim:
An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board and for terminating a flat electrical circuit, comprising: an elongated dielectric housing for mounting on the circuit board, the housing having an elongated opening at a front portion thereof, for receiving an end of the flat circuit, a rear portion opposite the front portion, and a mounting slot at the front portion of the housing; a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and spaced along the opening, each terminal having a tail portion, positioned along the rear portion for connection to an appropriate trace on the circuit board, and a contact portion extending along the elongated opening for engaging an appropriate conductor on the flat circuit; and a grounding and retention member positioned adjacent the front portion of the housing, the grounding and retention member including: an elongated base portion disposed beneath the front portion of the housing; a locking finger bent back from a front edge of the base portion and projecting into the mounting slot in the direction of insertion of the flat circuit into the elongated opening; a grounding finger projecting forwardly of the housing for securing the connector to a ground circuit on the printed circuit board; and a flexible terminal tab bent back from the front edge of the base portion into the elongated opening at the front portion of the housing for engaging a ground conductor on the flat circuit inserted into the elongated opening.