Patent ID: 9692153
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector system, comprising: a first connector body in which a first terminal is disposed; a second connector body in which a second terminal configure to mate with the first terminal is disposed, said second connector body constructed and arranged to mate with the first connector body along a mating axis; a first and second cam stud, each projecting from opposing sides of the first connector body; a first and second cam lever, each attached to opposite sides of the second connector body and rotatable about a first rotation axis that is orthogonal to the mating axis, wherein the first and second cam levers each have a cam track configured to slidingly engage the first and second cam studs respectively; a generally U-shaped first lever handle having legs slideably attached to both the first and second cam levers and a cross bar interconnecting the legs, wherein each leg of the first lever handle defines a slot, wherein the first and second cam lever each include a flexible beam having a locking projection, and wherein the first lever handle is secured in an extended position when the locking projection is engaged within the slot and wherein the first lever handle is slideable to a retracted position when the locking projection is disengaged from the slot, wherein the first connector body includes a first tab and a second tab each projecting parallel to the mating axis from opposite sides of the first connector body and configured to flex the flexible beams as the first and second cam levers are moved from an open to a mated position, thereby disengaging the locking projections from the slots.