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Connector

  • US 20070117451A1
  • Filed: 09/22/2004
  • Published: 05/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector comprising:

  • an approximately box-shaped housing having an insertion opening for insertion of a flat flexible cable;

    a forked contact member provided within said housing; and

    a lever which is provided so as to face the insertion opening of said housing, and which is turnably held by said housing, wherein said forked contact member includes a base held by said housing, an upper arm and a lower arm extending toward said insertion opening from said base, and a forked engaging arm provided so as to extend from said base in the opposite direction of said insertion opening, and said lever includes a handle portion, a rotational shaft which is provided to said handle portion, and which is held by said housing, and a first plate cam which is provided to said rotational shaft, and which is engaged with said engaging arm, upon raising said lever through said handle portion, a distance between tips of said forked engaging arm is increased through said first plate cam, thereby increasing a distance between the upper arm and the lower arm of said forked contact member.

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