Patent ID: 6767231
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a first housing having a first set of electrical contacts therein; a second housing having a second set of electrical contacts therein; said first and second housing configured to be matable with one another to mate said first set of contacts with said second set of contacts, said first and second housings being movable between an initial position wherein said first and second sets of electrical contacts are unmated and a final position wherein said respective first and second sets of electrical contacts are fully mated; and a lever member rotatably mounted to said first housing and configured to engage said second housing when rotated, said lever member configured to move said first and second housings between said initial and final position as said lever member is rotated when said lever and said second housing are initially aligned, said lever member comprising at least one blocking beam configured to separate said first and second housings as said lever member is rotated when said lever member and said second housing are initially misaligned.