Patent ID: 8496489

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first housing; a second housing connectable with the first housing along a connecting direction, the second housing including at least one cam follower; a force multiplying member; the first housing and the force multiplying member including supports for rotatably supporting the force multiplying member on the first housing; the first housing and the force multiplying member including guides for guiding a sliding movement of the force multiplying member relative to the first housing in a direction crossing the connecting direction of the two housings; the force multiplying member including a track for rotational movement that can slide in contact with the cam follower as the force multiplying member is rotated and a track for sliding movement that can slide in contact with the cam follower as the force multiplying member is slid, wherein the force multiplying member successively or alternately performs a rotational movement that displays a force multiplying action by causing the track for rotational movement and the cam follower to slide and a sliding movement that displays a force multiplying action by causing the track for sliding movement and the cam follower to slide.