Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing, first and second conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and an actuator provided to be rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and to have a pressing portion for pressing down a flat circuit device put partially in the housing to contacting portions of the first and second conductive contacts, wherein the actuator has an engaging portion and a projecting portion, the first conductive contact has a supporting portion for engaging with the engaging portion of the actuator so as to support the actuator, and the second conductive contact has a stopper portion for engaging with the projecting portion of the actuator so as to prevent the projecting portion from shifting in a direction opposite to an insertion direction along which the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing to be put partially in the same.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing, first and second conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and an actuator provided to be rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and to have a pressing portion for pressing down a flat circuit device put partially in the housing to contacting portions of the first and second conductive contacts, wherein the actuator has an engaging portion and a projecting portion, the first conductive contact has a supporting portion for engaging with the engaging portion of the actuator so as to support the actuator, and the second conductive contact has a stopper portion for engaging with the projecting portion of the actuator so as to prevent the projecting portion from shifting in a direction opposite to an insertion direction along which the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing to be put partially in the same.

Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprises a first connector having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first insulating housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second insulating housing, a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector to have a pair of end portions supported respectively by the first fixing metallic member, and a pair of engaging portions formed on the second fixing metallic member so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member are caused to engage respectively with the engaging portions when the second insulating housing is coupled with the first insulating housing, wherein each of the engaging portions is constituted with a hole through which the end portion of the resilient movable holding member passes from the outside to the inside of the second fixing metallic member.

Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprising a first connector which having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second housing, and holding means operative to prevent the second housing from being undesirably separated from the first housing under a condition in which the first and second housings are coupled with each other, wherein end portions of a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector to be movable in a predetermined direction are supported respectively by the first fixing metallic member to engage respectively with portions of the second fixing metallic member for holding the second housing when the second housing is coupled with the first housing, so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member and the portions of the second fixing metallic member constitute the holding means.

Abstract: A circuit-terminal connecting device comprising a first connector having a first housing attached to a first circuit board provided thereon with first circuit-terminals and a first metallic member, a second connector having a second housing attached to a second circuit board provided thereon with second circuit-terminals and a second metallic member and a manipulatable member mounted on the second housing, wherein an end portion of the manipulatable member is formed into a movable locking portion supported by the second metallic member, the first metallic member is provided thereon with a fixed locking portion, and the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed for causing the movable locking portion to engage with the fixed locking portion so that the second housing is put in mechanical lock to the first housing when the second housing is put in engagement with the first housing for connecting the second circuit-terminals with the first circuit-terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with a circuit board including an insulating housing used to be fixed to a circuit board, a plurality of signal contacts arranged on the insulating housing along a longitudinal direction of the same, at least one ground contact provided in an arrangement of the signal contacts on the insulating housing, and a conductive shell member provided for covering partially a portion of the insulating housing and to be connected with a grounding portion of the circuit board, wherein the conductive shell member has a ground connecting reed-like portion formed thereon so as to correspond to the ground contact and both of the ground connecting reed-like portion of the conductive shell member and the ground contact are connected by means of soldering with the grounding portion of the circuit board.

Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprising a first connector which having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second housing, and holding means operative to prevent the second housing from being undesirably separated from the first housing under a condition in which the first and second housings are coupled with each other, wherein end portions of a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector to be movable in a predetermined direction are supported respectively by the first fixing metallic member to engage respectively with portions of the second fixing metallic member for holding the second housing when the second housing is coupled with the first housing, so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member and the portions of the second fixing metallic member constitute the holding means.

Abstract: A circuit-terminal connecting device comprising a first connector having a first housing attached to a first circuit board provided thereon with first circuit-terminals and a first metallic member, a second connector having a second housing attached to a second circuit board provided thereon with second circuit-terminals and a second metallic member and a manipulatable member mounted on the second housing, wherein an end portion of the manipulatable member is formed into a movable locking portion supported by the second metallic member, the first metallic member is provided thereon with a fixed locking portion, and the manipulatable member is resiliently deformed for causing the movable locking portion to engage with the fixed locking portion so that the second housing is put in mechanical lock to the first housing when the second housing is put in engagement with the first housing for connecting the second circuit-terminals with the first circuit-terminals.

Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprising a first connector which having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first insulating housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second insulating housing, and holding means operative to prevent the second insulating housing from being separated from the first insulating housing under a condition wherein the first and second insulating housings are coupled with each other, wherein end portions of a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector are supported respectively by portions of the first fixing metallic member to engage respectively with portions of the second fixing metallic member for holding the second insulating housing when the second insulating housing is coupled with the first insulating housing, so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member and the portions of the second fixing metallic member constitute the holding means.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with a circuit board including an insulating housing used to be fixed to a circuit board, a plurality of signal contacts arranged on the insulating housing along a longitudinal direction of the same, at least one ground contact provided in an arrangement of the signal contacts on the insulating housing, and a conductive shell member provided for covering partially a portion of the insulating housing and to be connected with a grounding portion of the circuit board, wherein the conductive shell member has a ground connecting reed-like portion formed thereon so as to correspond to the ground contact and both of the ground connecting reed-like portion of the conductive shell member and the ground contact are connected by means of soldering with the grounding portion of the circuit board.