Patent ID: 7591668
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing with opposite front and rear ends spaced apart along a connecting direction, the housing including a lock arm that is resiliently deflectable in directions intersecting the connecting direction; and a connection detector slidably mounted on the lock arm for movement between an initial position and a detection position in directions substantially parallel to the connecting direction, a resilient piece formed on the connection detector and extending in a direction towards the detection position, the resilient piece having a lock engageable with the lock arm to prevent a sliding movement of the connection detector to the detection position, the resilient piece being deflectable for disengaging the lock from the lock arm to permit movement of the connection detector to the detection position, and a restriction formed on the connection detector to limit a curved deformation of the resilient piece while the lock is engaged with the lock arm for resisting movement of the connection detector to the detection position while the lock is contacting the lock arm.