Electrical connector utilizing flexible electrical circuitry

An assembly for connecting flexible circuit means to connectors on a substrate member and connections on a card member comprising;

• a housing member;
• first resilient pressure exerting means carried by said housing member and adapted to receive flexible circuit means reeved thereon and positioned to urge said reeved portions of said flexible circuit means against the connectors on the substrate to cause electrical contact;
• second and third individual pressure exerting means carried by said housing independently of each other and of said first pressure exerting means, and being positioned in spaced juxtaposed relationship and defining an opening therebetween;
• locating means to maintain one leg portion of said flexible circuit positioned in contact with the second pressure exerting means and another leg portion of said flexible circuit means positioned in contact with the third pressure exerting means, said two leg portions of said flexible circuit defining therebetween a slot to receive a circuit card;
• said slot being of less width than the thickness of the circuit card;
• whereby when said card is inserted in said slot and the reeved portion of the flexible circuit means is in contact with the connectors on said substrate a circuit connection is establish between said substrate and said card through said flexible circuit.