Flat circuit connector

An electrical connector for terminating a flat electrical circuit which has a given width and an insertion end narrower than said given width to define a pair of shoulder sections at opposite sides of the circuit, comprising:

• a dielectric housing having an opening for receiving the insertion end of the flat circuit in an insertion direction;
• a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing at said opening;
• an actuator movably mounted on the housing for movement between an open position allowing the insertion end of the flat circuit to be inserted into said opening and a closed position to relatively bias the flat circuit against the terminals;
• and
• a pair of circuit-suppressing members separate from the housing and projecting forwardly from a front face of the housing outside said opening located beyond edges of the narrower insertion end in a direction generally parallel to and opposite said insertion direction for engaging the shoulder sections of the flat circuit to prevent the flat circuit from being bent upwardly against the actuator.