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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1996
Tomonari Ito, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector for a flat cable made up of a plurality of electrically conductive wires located side-by-side. The connector is provided with a receiving chamber within which electrodes intended to be connected to the cable are located. Additional contacts are located on one of the internal walls of the receiving chamber. A generally planar retainer enters into a second space between the electrodes and the wall of the receiving chamber remote from the contacts. The retainer is provided with a rib which extends into a first space between the conductors and the contacts. The retainer is partially inserted into the first space and the leading end of the cable is thereafter introduced. The rib guides the leading end into the first space and prevents it from entering the second space. The flat cable is provided with two groups of conductive wires, spaced laterally from each other. The cable is folded longitudinally so that one of the groups is on each side, thereby permitting an increase in the number of conductive wires without a corresponding increase in the width of the cable or the size of the connector.