Electrical connector with a contact securing flap

An electrical connector for a flat foil conductor comprising a housing with a plurality of contact chambers arranged in at least one row for receiving contacts that form a connection to the flat foil conductor and for making contact with a mating contact, and a hinged flap characterized in that the flap includes projections that extend into the contact chambers in a locking position of the flap for securing the contacts therein and in that the flap include a shaft that can be slidably introduced in a bearing track on the housing in a direction perpendicular to a plug-in direction of the connector and is rotatably mounted in the bearing track.

An electrical connector for a foil comprising a housing with a plurality of contact chambers arranged in at least one row for receiving contacts that connect to flat foil conductors of the foil and for making contact with a mating contact and a hinged flap, characterized in that the flap includes projections that extend into the contact chambers when the flap is in an end locking position to secure the contacts therein and in that a strain relief is provided at a cable end of the contact for relieving strain induced upon the foil, wherein the strain relief includes a slot for receiving the foil, a coaxial hollow cylinder on each side of the slot and a pin which can be introduced in an interlocking manner in one of the hollow cylinders to secure the foil.