Electrical connector and terminal for flat circuitry

This invention generally relates to the art of electrical connectors and, particularly, to an electrical connector or electronic device wherein terminal pins are electrically coupled through holes in a flat circuit or substrate, such as a flat flexible circuit, along with a unique structure of the terminals themselves. An electrical connector is provided for a flat circuit which has at least one pin-receiving hole therein and a conductor on a side thereof about the hole. A dielectric circuit support member supports the flat circuit and has a pin-receiving hole in registry with the hole in the flat circuit. A conductive terminal includes a pin portion insertable through the hole in the flat circuit and into the hole in the support member. A wing portion projects laterally of the terminal for engaging the conductor on the flat circuit. The hole in the support member is sized relative to the pin portion of the terminal to establish an interference fit therebetween and to maintain the wing portion in compressive engagement with the conductor of the flat circuit.