Patent ID: 6540542
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mating with a complementary connecting device in a mating direction, comprising:a non-conductive housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals, the housing having a channel extending generally parallel to said mating direction, the channel having, at a forward mating end of the housing, opposite side walls and an opening; and a flexible latch arm having a free end located in said channel, the free end having a latch plate for latchingly engaging an appropriate latch of the complementary connecting device inserted into the opening of the channel, the latch plate being in a plane generally parallel to said mating direction, and the latch plate having side edges confined by said opposite side walls of the channel, whereby the flexible latch arm and latch plate can flex in a direction generally perpendicular to the plane of the latch plate, but the latch arm and latch plate are confined against movement in the plane of the latch plate; wherein said latch arm is elongated and generally planar in a plane generally parallel to said mating direction and generally perpendicular to the plane of the latch plate.