Patent ID: 7165991

Claim:
A connector to which an end of a flat ribbon cable including a conductive line covered with a covering is to be connected, comprising: a housing; a contact member secured to the housing, including a flat flexible cable connection contact section comprising a first arm and a second arm opposing each other forming a U-shape receiving the end of the flat flexible cable therein, the first arm including a projection on an edge thereof opposing an edge of the second arm, the respective edges of the first and second arms defining opposing inner edges of the U-shaped flat flexible cable connection contact section; and a slider configured to elastically deform the flat ribbon connection contact section; wherein the second arm is inclined in a direction to narrow an open side of the flat ribbon connection contact section and is configured to be elastically deformed when the slider is fitted with respect to the flat flexible connection contact section and an elastic force is generated in the flat flexible connection contact section, and the slider presses the flat flexible cable against said at least one of the opposing inner edges of the flat flexible connection contact section such that the projection of the first arm pierces the covering of the flat flexible cable to come into contact with and press against the conductive line.