Electrical connector

An electrical connector for interconnecting a flexible printed circuit with a printed circuit board, the electrical connector comprising:

• a plug connector including a plug housing having an end portion of the flexible printed circuit fastened thereon;
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• a socket connector including a socket housing which defines a cavity open through a top of the socket housing and dimensioned to receive the plug connector therein, a flexible film which carries a plurality of conductors and is wrapped around so as to be in direct contact with a substantial portion of an elastomer, the elastomer being disposed in the cavity with the conductors being arrayed for mating engagement with respective circuit paths on the flexible printed circuit, and the flexible film being fastened to a bridge part of the socket housing adjacent to the cavity.