Patent ID: 6935887
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a first connector housing, comprising a first flexible arm member formed with a hole; a second connector housing, comprising a projection adapted to be engaged with the hole in a case where the second connector housing is fitted with the first connector housing; and a fitting detection member, attached with the first connector housing such that the first connector housing is movable between a first position and a second position, the fitting detection member comprising a second flexible arm member adapted to be engaged with the first flexible arm member to retain the first connector housing in the first position, wherein: the engagement between the first flexible arm member and the second flexible arm member is released to allow the first connector housing to move from the first position to the second position, in a case where the first flexible arm member is flexed when the first connector housing is in the first position; and the engagement between the projection and the hole is released only when the first flexible arm member is again flexed when the first connector housing is in the second position.