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Male electrical connector for flat flexible circuit

  • US 6,244,890 B1
  • Filed: 03/27/1998
  • Issued: 06/12/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A male connector for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device, comprising:

  • a generally elongated male body member having a leading edge about which the flexible circuit is adapted to be wrapped;

    at least one locating post integrally formed on the male body member adapted to receive a corresponding hole in the flexible circuit;

    a cantilevered latch arm projecting from each side of the body member for latching the male connector to the complementary mating connecting device; and

    a resilient web joined between each latch arm and the body member, wherein the male connector is unitarily molded thereby constituting a one-piece connector.

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