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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jannick Armand, Lauterbourg, FR;
Frank Busse, Ettlingen, DE;
Alexander Popa, Karlsbad, DE;
Dirk Reifel, Stutensee, DE;
Uwe Schwarz, Ettlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439499 ; 439449 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat flexible circuit which has at least one pin-receiving hole therein. The connector includes a dielectric housing. At least one conductive terminal is mounted on the housing and includes a projecting pin portion exposed on the housing. A circuit carrier is provided for receiving the flat flexible circuit. The carrier is mountable on the housing in a position for aligning the pin-receiving hole in the circuit with the pin portion of the terminal.