Patent ID: 6039586
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lever-operated electrical connector, comprisinga housing having opposing walls;an operating lever having parallel arms connected at outer ends thereof;first pivot members comprising posts on outer surfaces of the opposing walls and second pivot members comprising openings extending from inner sections of the parallel arms;biasing surfaces on the housing for biasing the inner section of the parallel arms outwardly as movement of the operating lever results in movement of the inner sections along the biasing surfaces and the opposing walls; andco-operable rib and groove guide means comprising first guide members on the biasing surfaces and second guide members on the inner sections guiding the inner sections along the biasing surfaces an the opposing walls to align the pivot members, permitting the inner sections to move inwardly to bring the first and second pivot members into engagement, whereby the operating lever can pivotally move relative to the housing.