Connector for connecting conductors of a flat cable to conductors on a substrate
CA 1135357 A · Owner: Amp Incorporated · Inventors: Whiteman, Robert N. Jr.; Reynolds, Charles E.
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A connector for use in establishing electrical connections between the conductors (100) of a flat multi-conductor electrical cable (101) and conductors (20G) carried by a substrate (201), comprises a stamped and formed sheet metal member (1) adapted to be secured to the substrate (201) and having a plurality of resilient fingers (2) arranged to urge respective conductors (100) of the cable (101) on to respective conductors (200) on the substrate (201) and a lifting, lever (10) by which the fingers (2) can be lifted and latched away from the substrate (201) to permit zero force insertion of the cable (101) between the fingers (2) and the substrate (201).
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- Granted November 9, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 9, 1999.
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