Patent ID: 7559780
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A lever-type connector comprising: a housing capable of engaging a mating connector; and a lever rotatably supported by said housing and having a cam groove capable of engaging a cam pin on said mating connector, said cam groove and said cam pin being configured for displaying a cam action in response to rotation of said lever for moving said housing and said mating connector towards or away from each other, said lever having a lever-locking part for engaging one of said housing and said mating connector for holding said lever in at least one rotation-prevented state, said lever-locking part having an elastic piece elastically deformable around a fixed end, a lock on said elastic piece at a position spaced from said fixed end and engageable with a receiving portion on said housing or said mating connector, a release portion covering part of said elastic piece between said fixed end and said lock, said release portion being moveable against said elastic piece for displacing said elastic piece sufficiently for separating said lock from said receiving portion for permitting said lever to be rotated.