Patent ID: 7476116
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector of the movable member type, comprising: a first housing and a second housing connectable with and separable from each other; a movable member supported on the first housing and being formed with at least one cam groove; at least one cam follower provided in the second housing and being engageable with the cam groove of the movable member, the first and second housings being connectable and separable by a cam action caused by engagement of the cam groove and cam follower as the movable member is moved; and at least one preventing portion on the second housing at a position spaced from the cam follower in a direction at an angle to connecting and separating directions of the housings, the preventing portion being engageable with the movable member for locking when the housings are connected and for preventing the movable member from separating from the second housing.