Patent ID: 6572400
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising a first connector housing engageable in a fitting direction with a mating connector housing, said first connector housing having at one side a resilient latching arm extending in the fitting direction and for engagement with the mating connector housing, said arm bending as the connector housings approach in the fitting direction and having a substantially unbent state in the fully engaged condition of the connector housings, and a detecting member being provided on said latching arm for relative movement in the fitting direction from a posterior waiting position to an anterior final position, the detecting member being maintained in the waiting position by abutment with one of said latching arm and first connector housing, and being released from abutment in the fully engaged condition of said connector housings, wherein said latching arm includes a surface inclined with respect to the fitting direction and facing towards the anterior, said detecting member being guided by said first connector housing and being slidable on the inclined surface, an operating portion of the detecting member being adapted for contact by a human finger or thumb whereby said operating portion is urged against and along the inclined surface on movement from the waiting position to the final position.