Patent ID: 7862353
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector housing, comprising: a housing body having a base wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls connected to each other to form a generally box-shaped configuration; and a U-shaped lever pivotably and slidably connected to the housing body on the pair of the side walls, the U-shaped lever having a pair of longitudinally-extending lever arms facially opposing and extending parallel to each other and a cross member interconnecting the pair of lever arms as an integral construction to form a U-shaped channel, each one of the pair of lever arms having a lever arm inner surface facing interiorly into the U-shaped channel and a lever arm outer surface facing exteriorly of the U-shaped channel, each one of the pair of lever arms having a longitudinally-extending slot formed into the lever arm inner surface and a guide rail projecting from the lever arm outer surface, the guide rail having a straight guide rail portion disposed offset from and extending parallel to the slot and an arcuate guide rail portion connected to the straight guide rail portion thereby forming the guide rail into a generally hook-shaped configuration.