Patent ID: 6638096
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of cavities for receiving a plurality of terminals therein and forming a top face; a latch member formed on the top face and having a deflectable portion in a spaced relationship to the top face for latching and detaching a complementary connector; and an actuator member formed on the top face and being separate from the latch member, the actuator member having a pair of arced ribs extending from the top face, an anti-overstress bar connected between the pair of arced ribs for limiting deflection of the deflectable portion of the latch member relative to the top face of the insulative housing, and a handle extending from the anti-overstress bar for receiving an operation force to the actuator member; wherein the plurality of cavities extend through opposite front and rear faces of the insulative housing; wherein the latch member comprises a pair of base portions vertically extending from the top face and adjacent to the rear face of the insulative housing with predetermined heights for preventing extraneous materials from going between the actuator member and the deflectable portion thereof; wherein the deflectable portion of the latch member has a pair of cantilevered beams respectively extending from the base portions and substantially parallel to the top face of the insulative housing, a cross bar connecting the cantilevered beams with each other and a locking protrusion formed on an outer side of the cross bar for latching with the complementary connector; wherein the anti-overstress bar locates above the cantilevered beams and has a contact portion at a lower end thereof to press the cantilevered beams downward by applying a pressing force on the handle.