Patent ID: 9728871
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity extending between the mating and rear ends; a latch held on the housing and at least partially received in the cavity, the latch being configured to interact with a mating component to secure the housing to the mating component; a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity, the latch actuator having a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism, the first release mechanism comprising a pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity during a pull release operation, the pull tab interacting with the latch to release the latch during the pull release operation, the second release mechanism comprising a push button being movable within the cavity during a push release operation, the push button interacting with the latch to release the latch during the push release operation.