Electrical ribbon cable connector

Claim 1

A CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR USE WITH A FLAT, FLEXIBLE, RIBBON CABLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SEPARATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS DISPOSED WITHIN AN INSULATING COVERING AND HAVING AN END PORTION, SAID INSULATING COVERING BEING REMOVED FROM ONE FLAT SURFACE OF SAID CABLE AT SAID END PORTION TO EXPOSE A SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTORS; AND A FEMALE CONNECTOR HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT, A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SEPARATED CONNECTOR ELEMENTS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SLOT, AND HAVING CONNECTOR MOUNTING LUGS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE FASTENING ELEMENTS FOR SECURING SAID CONNECTOR TO AN ADJACENT STRUCTURE; SAID CONNECTION STRUCTURE COMPRISING: (A) A RIGID, THIN, FLAT SUPPORT MEMBER ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO SAID SLOT IN SAID CONNECTOR WITH SAID END PORTION OF SAID CABLE FOLDED ABOUT SAID SUPPORT MEMBER WITH SAID EXPOSED SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTORS OUTERMOST FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF SAID CONDUCTORS TO SAID CONNECTOR ELEMENTS; (B) AND RETENTION MEMBERS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID CONNECTOR MOUNTING LUGS FOR MAINTAINING SAID CABLE IN CONNECTION WITH SAID CONNECTOR, (C) SAID RETENTION MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO BE RETAINED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LUGS BY SAID FASTENING ELEMENTS.