Patent ID: 8740637
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug connector comprising: a housing having a front inserting portion and a rear supporting portion higher than the inserting portion, the rear supporting portion defining a channel and a protruding portion disposed in the channel; and a releasing mechanism mounted on the housing and comprising a pulling portion and a latching member on an upper side of the pulling portion, the latching member defining a latching portion for latching a complementary connector, the pulling portion having two grooves located at two lateral sides of a front end of the pulling portion, respectively, a slot receiving the protruding portion, and an elastic portion located in the slot for resiliently bearing against the protruding portion, the latching member having an extending portion and two ear portions extending downwardly from two lateral sides of the extending portion and engaged with the two grooves, respectively, the ear portion being able to rise out of the groove in response to a rearward movement of the pulling portion to move the latching portion from a latched position to a released position.