Patent ID: 6685500
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector having first and second connector housings, the first and second connector housings having forward ends, the forward end of the first connector housing having a receptacle, the forward end of the second connector housing being insertable in and removable from the receptacle, the connector comprising:a looking bulge formed on the second connector housing; a lock arm cantilevered forwardly in the receptacle of the first connector housing, the look arm being resiliently displaceable between a first position and a second position, the lock arm being configured for engaging the locking bulge of the second connector housing when the lock arm is in the second position and when the first and second connector housings are fully connected; a slider disposed in the second connector housing for movement between forward and backward positions, the slider having a front end configured for engagement with the lock arm when the lock arm is in the first position and a passage aligned with the locking bulge, such that wails defining said passage slide on opposite sides of the locking bulge, the passage being dimensioned to accommodate the lock arm when the lock arm is in the second position, the slider further being configured to prevent displacement of the lock arm from the second position when the housings are fully connected and when the slider is in the forward position, first and second spring accommodating portions disposed on opposite respective sides of the walls defining said passage; and first and second biasing means disposed respectively in the first and second spring accommodating portions, each of said biasing means extending between the slider and the second connector housing for biasing the slider toward the forward position, the first and second biasing means being disposed respectively on opposite respective sides of the passage of the slider.