Cable connector capable of surely connecting a cable

Claim 2

A cable connector for use in connecting a cable having a first and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, said cable connector comprising: a conductive contact including a contact portion to be opposed to said first surface and a pivot portion to be opposed to said second surface; an insulator holding said conductive contact; and a handle coupled to said insulator for pressing said cable onto said contact portion; said handle comprising: a cam portion positioned between said pivot portion and said cable; and a surface defining a hole in which said pivot portion is inserted with a clearance, said pivot portion having a concavity corresponding to said cam portion, said cam portion engaging with said pivot portion so that said handle is rotatable around said pivot portion.

Claim 3

A cable connector according to claim 1, wherein said insulator having an engagement portion which engages with said handle to hold said handle in a state that each of said cam portions is distant from said contact portion when said cable is not connected.

Claim 4

A cable connector according to claim 1, wherein said cable is a flat cable including edge portions opposite to each other in a width direction perpendicular to said thickness direction, said insulator having a cable engagement groove which receives one of said side edges to limit movement of said flat cable in said thickness direction when said flat cable is connected.

Claim 5

A cable connector according to claim 1, wherein said contact portion has a plurality of contact-side projections which are adjacent to each other with a distance left therebetween, said handle having a handle-side projection which is opposed to said distance through said cable in said thickness direction, said handle-side and said contact-side projections being cooperated with each other to engage with said cable.

Claim 6

A cable connector for use in connecting a cable having a first and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, said cable connector comprising: a conductive contact comprising a contact portion located to be opposite to said first surface and a pivot portion located to be opposite to said second surface; an insulator holding said conductive contact; and a handle coupled to said insulator for pressing said cable onto said contact portion, said contact portion having a plurality of contact-side projections which are adjacent to each other with a distance left therebetween in a longitudinal direction relative to said contact portion, said handle having a handle-side projection which is opposed to said distance through said cable in said thickness direction, said handle-side and said contact-side projections cooperating with each other to engage with said cable.

Claim 7

A cable connector for use in connecting a cable having a first and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, said cable connector comprising: a conductive contact comprising a contact portion located to be opposite to said first surface and a pivot portion located to be opposite to said second surface; an insulator holding said conductive contact; and a handle coupled to said insulator for pressing said cable onto said contact portion, said contact portion having a plurality of contact-side projections which are adjacent to each other with a distance left therebetween in a longitudinal direction relative to said contact portion, said handle having a handle-side projection which is opposed to said distance through said cable in said thickness direction, said handle-side and said contact-side projections cooperating with each other to engage with said cable.

Claim 8

A cable connector for use in connecting a cable having a first and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, said cable connector comprising: a conductive contact including a contact portion to be opposite to said first surface and a pivot portion to be opposite to said second surface; an insulator holding said conductive contact; a handle coupled to said insulator for pressing said cable onto said contact portion; said handle comprising: a cam portion positioned between said pivot portion and said cable; a surface defining a hole in which said pivot portion is inserted with a clearance, said pivot portion having a concavity corresponding to said cam portion, said cam portion engaging with said pivot portion so that said handle is rotatable around said pivot portion, wherein said contact portion has a plurality of contact-side projections which are adjacent to each other with a distance left therebetween, said handle having a handle-side protection which is opposed to said distance through said cable in said thickness direction, said handle-side and said contact-side protections cooperating with each other to engage with said cable, and wherein said conductive contact further comprises a pivot portion opposed to said second surface, said handle having a cam portion positioned between said pivot portion and said cable, said handle-side projection being coupled to said cam portion.

Claim 9

A cable connector for use in connecting a cable having a first and a second surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, said cable connector comprising: a conductive contact including a contact portion to be opposite to said first surface and a pivot portion to be opposite to said second surface; an insulator holding said conductive contact; a handle coupled to said insulator for pressing said cable onto said contact portion; said handle comprising: a cam portion positioned between said pivot portion and said cable; a surface defining a hole in which said pivot portion is inserted with a clearance, said pivot portion having a concavity corresponding to said cam portion, said cam portion engaging with said pivot portion so that said handle is rotatable around said pivot portion, wherein said contact portion has a plurality of contact-side projections which are adjacent to each other with a distance left therebetween, said handle having a handle-side protection which is opposed to said distance through said cable in said thickness direction, said handle-side and said contact-side protections cooperating with each other to engage with said cable, and wherein said conductive contact further comprises a pivot portion opposed to said second surface, said handle having a cam portion positioned between said pivot portion and said cable, said handle-side projection being coupled to said cam portion.