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US 2010/0075541 A1Published application
Relay connector for flexible cables
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorToshihiro Niitsu
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Abstract
A connector (1) comprises a housing (11) including a base plate portion (12) facing one surface of a pair of flat cables (101), and a plurality of terminals (51) for contacting conductive wires of the flat cables, wherein the base plate portion includes a plurality of hook members (31) disposed side by side with the terminals for engaging with engaging holes (112) of the flat cable.
Claims19
A connector comprising:
- a housing including a base plate portion facing one surface of a pair of flat cables;
- and
- a plurality of terminals for contacting conductive wires of the flat cables;
- wherein the base plate portion includes a plurality of hook members disposed side by side with the terminals for engaging with engaging holes of the flat cable.
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A connector comprising:
- a housing including a base plate portion facing one surface of a pair of flat cables;
- and
- a plurality of terminals extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing, and having an approximately axisymmetric shape with respect to a straight line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in a center thereof in the longitudinal direction, for contacting conductive wires of the flat cables;
- wherein the base plate portion includes a plurality of hook members disposed side by side with the terminals for engaging with engaging holes of the flat cables.
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A connector for connecting together two ends of flexible printed circuitry, the connector comprising:
- a housing, the housing having a base portion, a pair of sidewalls extending along opposite sides of the base portion, the housing sidewalls further defining an accommodating space extending longitudinally through said housing for receiving two ends of opposing lengths of flexible printed circuitry;
- said housing further including a plurality of upstanding hook members for engaging openings formed in the ends of the flexible printed circuitry lengths, the hook members being spaced apart from each other widthwise between said housing sidewalls and said hook members including engaging projections at their upper ends, the engaging projections extend lengthwise within said accommodating space;
- a plurality of conductive terminals supported in the accommodating space, each of the terminals having a flat base portion with two free ends extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom at an angle thereto, the free ends of said terminals terminating in contact portions, the terminal contact portions being disposed between said hook members in said accommodating space and within the lengthwise extent of said engaging projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.