High-density printed circuit connector

A connector for connecting electrical conductor areas of a flexible circuit with conductor pads of an edge connector portion of a circuit board comprising:

• a) a molded structure having first and second identical outer modules, disposed in mirror image of one another, first and second identical inner modules, disposed in mirror image of one another, sandwiched between the outer modules and a housing having resilient snap connector features to engage and retain the modules together as a unit with the modules in desired positions relative to one another;
• b) first and second flexible circuits each defining said conductor areas in an edge connector contacting region and having a free end terminating an end region of the flexible circuit, which is disposed between the free end and the connector contacting region;
• c) first and second spring means each having an arched feature for biasing said conductor areas into electrical contact with said conductor pads when said connector is attached to said edge connector portion;
• wherein
• d) said first outer and said first inner module together retain the first said flexible circuit and said second outer and said second inner module together retain the second said flexible circuit to align both flexible circuits with an edge connector portion receiving passage defined by and having an entrance defined by said first and second inner modules;
• e) said spring means are located by said modules to provide said bias;
• and
• f) said passage is shaped and dimensioned to position said edge connector portion, when inserted therein, to ensure only desired electrically conductive contact occurs between the areas and the pads under the biasing influence of the spring means.