Electrical connector for flat cable
AssigneeThomas & Betts Corporation
InventorHiroshi Narita
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Abstract
A connector body member has conductor receiving sections for receiving a plurality of conductive end portions of a member to be connected, such as a flat cable, a jumper, or a printed circuit board. A plurality of contacts are so mounted as to project into the conductor receiving sections in order to contact the conductive end portions of the member to be connected. A cover member for holding the contact between the conductive end portions of the member to be connected and the contacts is formed to be pivotal with respect to the connector body member. Each conductor receiving section has an opening. The cover member pivots to cover the openings of the conductor receiving sections. The cover member is also locked into the connector body member by sliding along the connector body member while covering the openings.
Claims5
A connector comprising a body (10) having conductor receiving sections (11) for receiving a plurality of conductive end portions of an inserted member (100);
- a plurality of contacts (20) being mounted on said body and projecting into said conductor receiving sections for making contact with the end portions of said inserted member;
- and,
- a pivotable cover member (30) for covering said contacts and the conductive end portions of said inserted member and maintaining contact therebetween,
- said conductor receiving sections being provided with openings (12) through which the end portions of said inserted member are placed for contacting said contacts,
- said cover member pivoting to cover said openings (12) and said cover member in its entirety sliding relative to said contacts with the openings covered to thereby latch with said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.