BRIDGE CONNECTOR

A connector assembly to protect the contacts on flexible circuitry (184) of a connector (180) from being damaged by the sharp edges of a printed circuit board like member (189). The connector assembly comprises a connector (180) that includes a biasing member (182), which is elongated with opposite ends and having a longitudinal opening along the length thereof is generally C-shaped and has a center portion and arm portions (186) having ends; and a flexible circuitry (184) mounted about said biasing member and having generally parallel-spaced electrical conductors, said electrical conductors terminate in at least one set of electrical contacts (191). The set of electrical contacts are positioned on at least one side of said opening. Opening means are mounted on the biasing member for opening the biasing member through movement of at least one of the arm portions (186) of the biasing member (182) away from the other arm portion of the biasing member.