Patent ID: 6471527
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lever-type connector assembly comprising a pair of mutually engageable connectors, a lever pivotably supported on a first one of the connectors and defining a cam, and a follower disposed on the other connector and engageable with said cam such that pivoting of said lever to an end position draws said connectors fully together, wherein:said lever comprises a first rib that extends outward from a surface of the lever, and that has a long axis and a short axis, said first connector comprises a second rib that extends outward from a surface of the first connector and that has a long axis and a short axis, the first and second ribs are aligned when the lever is in the end position, and said alignment is exposed and observable from the front of the first connector, from a side of the first connector, and from at least one of the top and bottom of the first connector.