Patent ID: 7572144
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector adapted for mounting to a panel, comprising: an insulative housing including a mating portion, a mounting portion extending rearward from the mating portion, at least a lock tab formed on a top or a bottom surface of the mating portion and disposed adjacent to the mounting portion; a retainer member connected to a lateral side of the insulative housing, said retainer member having a passageway extending along a longitudinal direction and a slit defined in a lateral side of the retainer member and in communication to the passageway; a slider member including a main portion and a handle portion formed on a lateral side of the main portion, said main portion accommodated in the passageway and the handle portion disposed outside of the passageway and capable of moving along the slit; and a spring member received in the passageway and capable of pushing the main portion sliding along the longitudinal direction to reach a lateral side of the mounting portion.