Flexible printed circuit electrical connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion;
• a plurality of electrical contacts retained by the base portion and exposed in the mating portion of the insulative housing;
• a pair of mounting ears assembled to the insulative housing, each mounting ear having a main body, an elastic arm and a latch arm, the elastic arm and the latch arm defining a hole together;
• and
• an actuator assembled to and retained by the mounting ears fry engaging with the holes and being movable relative to the insulative housing between an open position to expose the mating portion and a close position to cover the mating portion.

An electrical connector for use with a flexible print circuit (FPC), comprising:

• an insulative housing comprising a bass portion defining a lengthwise direction thereof and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion;
• a plurality of electrical contacts retained by the base portion and exposed in the mating portion of the insulative housing;
• a pair of holding ears assembled to the housing;
• and
• an actuator assembled to the insulative housing with two opposite pivots retained by the holding ears and being essentially rotatable relative to the insulative housing between an open position to expose the mating portion for receiving Said FPC therein, and a close position to cover the mating portion for retaining said FPC therein;
• wherein
• said holding car includes a notch receiving the corresponding pivot therein, and a spring arm located around said notch and engaged with the corresponding pivot to allow said corresponding pivot to not only move away from the notch during rotation of the actuator from the open position to the close position for easy assembling of the FPC to the housing, but also move toward the notch when said actuator is in the closed position for holding the actuator and the FPC in position.