Patent ID: 6341968
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lever type electrical connector comprising a pair of mutually engageable housings, one of the housings having a cam follower, and the other of the housings having a pivotable lever defining a cam track, said cam track being the path along which the cam follower travels as the lever is pivoted from a stand-by position to a fitted position, whereby pivoting of the lever from the stand-by position to the fitted position causes said cam follower to be drawn along said cam track, thereby drawing said housings together from shallow to deep engagement, wherein said lever has identifying means adapted to permit visual confirmation of the respective position of said cam track and cam follower in the stand-by position, said identifying means permitting at least a portion of said cam follower to be visible and at least a portion of cam follower to be covered when said cam follower is in said cam track and said lever is slightly misaligned from said stand-by position.