Patent ID: 6945807

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing comprising a surface; and a latch means having a base extending unitarily from said surface, a deflectable latching arm extending from the base in spaced relationship to said surface, at least one hook extending from the latching arm, at least one side rib extending unitarily from the housing along a direction offset from a vertical direction and unitarily connected to the latch means remote from the base for preventing over-deflection of the latch means away from said surface; wherein the latch means includes a pushing portion on generally the same side of the latch means as the at least one hook and at a location along the latch means remote from the base; wherein the at least one side rib is a pair of side ribs which first extend upwardly from the housing along said direction to a peak, then extend downwardly from the peak and are last unitarily connected to opposite sides of the latch means along a horizontal direction.