Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
An electrical connector for flexible printed board
comprising: a synthetic-resin housing (4) having an opening (6), a plurality of fork-shaped contacts (23) being arranged to
face the opening (6), each of the contacts having a fixing
piece (33) and a resilient piece (35) in vertically opposed relation, a synthetic-resin cover (7) being rotatable around a predetermined
pivotal axis (56) to open or close the opening (6), characterized by a pressure portion (48) disposed along an edge (42) of the
cover (7), the edge being close to the pivotal axis (56), the
pressure portion (48), with the cover (7) closed, being clamped
between a flexible printed board (2) on the resilient pieces
(35) and the fixing pieces (33) while pressing the flexible
printed board (2) against the resilient pieces (35), and a metallic wire (45) being partially embedded in the cover
(7) during the molding of the cover (7), wherein the wire (45)
includes a pair of opposite ends (46, 46) and an intermediate
portion (47) between the opposite ends (46, 46), wherein the opposite ends (46, 46) project from lateral
sides (44) of the cover along the pivotal axis (56) and are
supported by corresponding pivotal support portions (14, 14),
respectively, and wherein the intermediate portion (47) is spaced from the
pivotal axis (56) to circumvent the pressure portion (48) and
is at least partially embedded in the cover (7) during the
molding of the cover (7).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector for of claim 1, characterized in that
the cover (7) includes an opening (53) for exposing a part (58)
of the intermediate portion (47) of the wire (45).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connector of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
the intermediate portion (47) of the wire (45) is substantially
of a channel form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connector of claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized by
at least one metallic reinforcement wire (51) being at least
partially embedded in the cover (7) during the molding thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The connector of claim 4, characterized in that the
cover (7) includes an opening (54) for exposing a part (59) of
the reinforcement wire (51).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The connector of any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized
in that the cover (7) includes an open hole (40) allowing
retractable entrance of a front end (38) of the fixing
piece (33) of the contact (23).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The connector of any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized
in that the edge (42) of the cover (7) is formed with
an open area (B) for partially exposing the fixing piece (33)
of the contact (23) when the cover (7) is closed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The connector of any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized
by a pair of metallic reinforcement plates (10, 10)
fixed to the housing (4), the reinforcement plates (10, 10) including
the pivotal support portions (14, 14).