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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Galen M. Martin, Middletown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/77 (2011.01); H01R 12/79 (2011.01); H01R 12/88 (2011.01); H01R 12/89 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/778 (2013.01); H01R 12/774 (2013.01); H01R 12/79 (2013.01); H01R 12/88 (2013.01); H01R 12/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector for a flat flexible cable includes a housing defining a receptacle receiving the flat flexible cable, and an actuator movably mounted to the housing. A conductive terminal is positioned within the receptacle and includes a first portion arranged in contact with the actuator, and a surface mounting tab extending through the housing and having an end positioned on an exterior surface of the housing. The first portion of the terminal is biased between an open position and a clamping position by the actuator.