Patent ID: 7083461
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a first housing with a receptacle having an open front end, a lock formed in the receptacle; and a second housing fittable into the receptacle for connection with the first housing, a lock arm cantilevered rearwardly on the second housing and being engageable with the lock in the receptacle to lock the housings together, an operable portion being formed on a rear end of the lock arm and being operable to cancel a locked state of the housings so that the housings can be separated, wherein: a notch is formed at a front edge of the receptacle, the operable portion is at least partly in the notch and exposed outside of the receptacle when the housings are connected, and two finger placing portions disposed respectively at opposite sides of the operable portion and substantially adjacent a rear end of the second housing, the finger placing portions being completely in the notch when the housings are connected, each of said finger placing portions including a standing wall projecting from the second housing and a finger touching plate extending towards the operable portion from an outer end of the standing wall.