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An electrical connection system (100) for a substantially flat electrical conductor (3) comprising housing means (8) having an axially extending bore (32); an electrical connector (102) having a body (1) capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction (A) in the bore; securing means (7,11) on

An electrical connection system (100) for a substantially flat electrical conductor (3) comprising housing means (8) having an axially extending bore (32); an electrical connector (102) having a body (1) capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction (A) in the bore; securing means (7,11) on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the bore; wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall (20) for receiving the flat conductor; a through bore (28) extending from the rear wall through the body in the axial direction through which the flat conductor can pass; an upper contact surface (24) extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening (28′) of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area (13) capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface; a front edge (22) adjacent the upper contact surface around which the flat conductor can bend; and a lower surface (26) having fastening means (4) for securing a free end (12) of the flat conductor. Provides a connection system for an FPC or FFC without the use of terminals on the connector.

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1. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; and securing means on the hou

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An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; and securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the bore; wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface; the front edge being located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface having fastening means for securing a free end of the flat conductor, and wherein a fixation member is attached to the rear wall to releasably apply a clamping force to the flat conductor. 2. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing means comprises a latch arm on the body of the electrical connector, and a corresponding window formed in the housing means.3. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fastening means comprises a pair of hooks.4. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; and securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the housing bore, the securing means comprising a latch arm on the body of the electrical connector and a corresponding window formed in the housing means, wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface, the front edge being disposed adjacent the upper contact surface and located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, the lower surface having fastening means comprising a pair of hooks for securing a free end of the flat conductor, wherein the electrical connection system further comprising a fixation member attached to the rear wall by a hinge, and positioned adjacent the outer opening of the through bore, the fixation member being pivotable between a first position in which the fixation member can apply a clamping force on the flat conductor, and a second position in which the fixation member applies no clamping force. 5. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an axially extending rib on the body of the electrical connector, and a corresponding axially extending slot in the housing bore, the rib making a sliding fit in the slot.6. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the area on the upper contact surface is substantially convex.7. An electrical co nnection system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the area on the upper contact surface comprises rows of resilient bumps.8. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the area on the upper contact surface is formed of a different material to the body of the electrical connector.9. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the housing means is substantially tubular with the housing bore being open at either end, wherein the system comprises two electrical connectors which are substantially identical, wherein the body of one electrical connector makes a sliding fit in the housing bore from one end thereof, and wherein the body of the other electrical connector makes a sliding fit in the housing bore from the other end thereof in a reverse orientation to the body of said one electrical connector such that the respective areas of the upper contact surfaces are positioned adjacent one another when each electrical connector is in its predetermined position.10. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising electrical terminals secured in the housing means, each terminal having a resilient contact surface such that the resilient contact surfaces are positioned adjacent the area of the upper contact surface when the electrical connector is in its predetermined position.11. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means comprises a pair of hooks.12. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the housing bore; wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface; the front edge being disposed adjacent the upper contact surface and located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface having fastening means for securing a free end of the flat conductor, wherein the electrical connection system further comprising a fixation member attached to the rear wall by a hinge, and positioned adjacent the outer opening of the through bore, the fixation member being pivotable between a first position in which the fixation member can apply a clamping force on the flat conductor, and a second position in which the fixation member applies no clamping force. 13. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an axially extending rib on the body of the electrical connector, and a corresponding axially extending slot in the bore of the housing means, the rib making a sliding fit in the slot.14. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the area on the upper contact surface is substantially convex.15. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the area on the upper contact surface comprises rows of resilient bumps.16. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the housing bore, wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface, the area on the upper contact surface is formed of a different material to the body of the electrical connector, the front edge being disposed adjacent the upper contact surface and located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface haying fastening means for securing a free end of the flat conductor. 17. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: housing means having an axially extending housing bore the housing means being substantially tubular with the housing bore being open at either end; an electrical connector having a body capable of making a sliding fit in the axial direction in the housing bore; securing means on the housing means and the body for releasably securing the body in a predetermined position in the bore, wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprises a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the flat conductor can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface, the front edge being disposed adjacent the upper contact surface and located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface having fastening means for securing a free end of the flat conductor, wherein the system comprises two electrical connectors which are substantially identical, wherein the body of one electrical connector makes a sliding fit in the bore from one end thereof, and wherein the body of the other electrical connector makes a sliding fit in the bore from the other end thereof in a reverse orientation to the body of said one electrical connector such that the respective areas of the upper contact surfaces are positioned adjacent one another when each electrical connector is in its predetermined position. 18. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising electrical terminals secured in the housing means, each terminal having a resilient contact surface such that the resilient contact surfaces are positioned adjacent the area of the upper contact surface when the electrical connector is in its predetermined position.19. An electrical connection system for electrically connecting two substantially flat electrical conductors, the electrical connection system comprising: a housing having an axially extending housing bore open at each end; two electrical connectors, each of the two electrical connectors having a body; and securing members located on the housing and each of the bodies for releasably securing each of the bodies in a predetermined position in the housing bore, wherein each body comprising a rear wall for receiving a respective one of the flat conductors, a through bore through which said respective one of the flat conductors can pass, an upper contact surface, a front edge around which the respective one of the flat conductors can bend, and a lower surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the upper contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the upper contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the upper contact surface, the front edge being disposed adjacent the upper contact surface and located between the upper contact surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface including a fastener for securing a free end of the respective one of the flat conductors, wherein the body of one electrical connector fits in the housing bore from one end thereof, and the body of the other electrical connector fits in the housing bore from the other end thereof in a reverse orientation to the body of the one electrical connector such that the respective areas of the upper contact surfaces are positioned to push the two flat conductors into electrical contact with one another when each electrical connector is in its predetermined position. 20. An electrical connection system for a substantially flat electrical conductor comprising: a housing having an axially extending housing bore; an electrical connector having a body capable of fitting in the axial direction in the housing bore; securing members located on the body and the housing for securing the body in the housing bore; a fastener attached to the body for securing a free end of the flat conductor, wherein the body of the electrical connector further comprising a rear wall for receiving the flat conductor, a through bore through which the flat conductor can pass, and a contact surface, the through bore extending from an outer opening in the rear wall through the body in the axial direction to an inner opening, the contact surface extending in the axial direction away from the inner opening of the through bore, the contact surface having an area capable of exerting a force on the flat conductor in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction and away from the contact surface, wherein the electrical connection system further includes a fixation member attached to the rear wall by a binge to secure the flat conductor to the body. 21. An electrical connection system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the area on the contact surface is formed of a different material to the body of the electrical connector.