Patent ID: 7137847
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for mounting to a panel, the connector comprising: a connector housing having a forward mating end and a rearward contact loading end, said housing including a first side and a second side opposite said first side, and said housing configured for insertion into an opening in the panel, the opening having an inner edge, and wherein said housing is inserted into the panel opening in a first direction in an insertion position and is movable within the panel opening in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction from said insertion position to a latched position; and a latch member extending from said first side of said housing in a direction opposite said second direction, said latch member having first and second ends attached at respective first and second opposite ends of said first side of said housing, an arcuate latch beam joining said first and second ends of said latch member, and a latch element positioned in a middle portion of the arcuate latch beam and located on a forward facing surface of said latch beam, wherein said latch element engages the inner edge of the panel opening when said housing is in said latched position to hold said housing in said latched position; wherein the middle portion arcuately bent toward the connector housing.