US Patent 7112088 Connector for flexible printed circuit

An connector (100) for a flexible printed circuit (FPC) includes a first housing (1) having a tongue plate (12), a pair of arms (13) disposed beside the tongue plate respectively, and retention spaces (16) defined between the tongue plate and each arm; a second housing (4) movably assembled to the first housing, and having two opposite sidewalls (45) and a bottom wall between the sidewalls, the bottom wall facing the tongue plate to form a cavity therebetween for receiving the FPC (6), the sidewall configured to slide into the retention space to be retained therein with an upper surface and an under surface thereof exposed to exterior; and terminals arranged in the cavity to engage with the FPC.