Patent ID: 6561833
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising first and second connector housings that are connectable with each other, the first housing comprising:a resilient member that accumulates a biasing force acting in a direction to separate the housings as the two housings are being connected to each other, the resilient member comprising a pushable portion to be pushed by a pushing portion provided on the second housing, a guide for guiding the pushable portion in a direction intersecting the connecting direction to displace the resilient member to a position free of the pushing portion, thereby moving the resilient member forward, as the housings are connected with each other, wherein the resilient member initially is arranged substantially along the connecting direction and has a rear end mounted on a supporting portion in the first housing and a front end, including the pushable portion, on a movable element, and wherein the movable element is held in an inclined posture sloped upward from the rear end toward the front end when the housings are connected properly with each other.