Connector for flat flexible circuitry

摘要

A female connector (10) is adapted for electrically interconnecting the conductors (14) of a flat flexible circuit (12) to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device. The connector (10) includes a female housing (22) having wall portions (22a,22b) defining a cavity (26) for receiving the flexible circuit (12). The wall portions (22a,22b) are relatively movable between an open condition allowing a yieldable backing structure (38,38A) to be assembled on a cavity-side of at least one of the wall portions (22a) and a closed condition defining the cavity (26). The yieldable backing structure (38,38A) resiliently biases the conductors (14) of the flexible circuit (12) received in the cavity (26) against the conductors of the mating connecting device when the connector is mated with the device.