Patent ID: 6669398
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: C08J,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking structure for a connector comprising:a first connector housing having a flexible arm fixed on a wall of said first connector housing at one end of the arm and providing a latch portion on the other end of the arm, and a disengaging lever portion connected at one end thereof to said latch portion so as to extend along said arm; and a second connector housing having an engaging portion adapted to engage with said latch portion of said first connector housing and to disengageably lock said first connector housing and said second connector housing; wherein said disengaging lever portion rotates with said latch portion around a pivot which is movable when the lock is disengaged, wherein said disengaging lever portion is connected to said first connector housing by means of a hinge, wherein said hinge is disposed at an opposite side of said first connector housing to said latch portion, thereby interposing said pivot between said latch and said hinge.