Patent ID: 7014491

Claim:
An electrical connector having a latching system for latching the connector to a mating connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a forward mating end; a pair of latch arms at opposite sides of the housing and each latch arm including a front latch end for latchingly engaging an appropriate latch on the mating connector, a rear engagement end, an intermediate pivot portion between the front and rear ends pivotally mounting the latch arm to the housing, and a biasing portion engageable with the housing to pivotally bias the latch arm about the pivot portion toward a latched position; a single actuating bracket pivotally mounted on the housing and engageable with the rear engagement ends of both latch arms for pivoting the latch arms against said biasing portions toward an unlatched position; and a single manually operable actuator movably mounted on the housing for pivoting the single actuating bracket into engagement with the two latch arms.