Patent ID: 8235739

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising; a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts provided to be arranged on the housing and positioned to correspond respectively to connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing through the opening provided thereon, and a conductive shell mounted on the housing for covering partially the same and provided with a holding member formed in a body therein and operative to be put in engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing for holding the same and a releasing member formed in a body therein and operative to release the holding member from the engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing, wherein the holding member formed in the conductive shell comprises an arm portion extending from the conductive shell to the inside of the housing and an engaging projection provided at an end of the arm portion for engaging with an engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device, and the releasing member formed in the conductive shell comprises a connecting portion extending from the end of the arm portion, a contacting portion supported by the connecting portion to be positioned on the outside of the housing for coming into contact with an outer surface of one of the housing and the conductive shell and a handle portion extending from the contacting portion on the outside of the housing and operative to be handled for releasing the holding member from the engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.