Patent ID: 7445475

Claim:
A lever type connector comprising: a connector holder which holds a plurality of connectors; a receptacle connector which holds a connector corresponding to the connectors of the connector holder and into which the connector holder is fit; a plate-like lever provided at the center of the connector holder so as to be rotatable in the upper and lower directions, wherein, when the lever is rotated in a state that the connector holder is inserted into the receptacle connector to a standby position, a fulcrum retaining portion provided eccentrically from the center of rotation is held by a retained portion provided with the receptacle connector, so that the connector holder is biased to the side of the receptacle connector; a provisionally-retaining portion provided with the connector holder to be elastically held by the lever to restrict rotation of the lever at a predetermined rotating position before the lever is rotated in accordance with fitting of the connector holder; and a cancellation portion provided with the receptacle connector to allow the provisionally-retaining portion to be moved to a retracted position where the provisionally-retaining portion is not held by the lever in a state that the connector holder is at the standby position, so that restriction of the rotation of the lever is cancelled; wherein an abutting surface of the lever with respect to the provisionally-retaining portion is mountain-like shaped which includes a restricting surface to be held by the provisionally-retaining portion so as to restrict rotation of the lever, and a guiding surface adjacent to the restricting surface to forcibly move the provisionally-retaining portion to the retracted position in accordance with rotation of the lever.