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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Molex, Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
Tetsuya Yamane, Yamato, JP;
Akihiko Okajima, Yamato, JP;
Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
The connector has a housing and a retainer. The retainer is accommodated in the housing and has a base portion and a front upper beam extending forward from the base portion and positioned above an insertion passage of a flat cable. The upper beam includes a middle portion positioned in the middle of the upper beam and a forward extending portion extending forward from the middle portion. The middle portion has an engaging portion configured to engage an engaged portion of the cable, and at least a portion is positioned in the passage of the cable. A region is provided in the leading end of the extending portion above the leading end of the extending portion for restricting upward movement. The upper beam is elastically deformable so that the middle portion moves upward when the upward movement of the leading end of the extending portion is restricted by the region.