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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2001
Kazuto Miura, Kawasaki, JP;
J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrical connector for flexible printed board ( ) has a housing ( ) with an opening, and a cover ( ) being rotatable about a predetermined pivotal axis for opening or closing the opening. A resilient piece ( ) of a fork-shaped contact ( ) has a first and a second branches ( ) branched from a free end ( ) thereof. The second branch ( ) includes a contact point coming into contact with a flexible printed board ( ) inserted in an insertion space ( ). One edge of the cover ( ) is provided with a regulating portion ( ) interposed between the first and second branches ( ). The regulating portion ( ) restricts bidirectional displacements of the free end ( ) of the resilient piece ( ) within a predetermined range.