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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:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
J.S.T. Mfg. Co., LTD, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/224 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/224 ;
Abstract
A retainer for an electrical connector presses an end of a flat cable into contact with a plurality of contacts in an insertion space, the flat cable inserted in the insertion space of a housing of the electrical connector. The retainer includes a main body formed of a synthetic resin, a pair of connection arms made of metal and fixed to the main body. The connection arms are connected to the housing as allowed to slide in a predetermined direction.