Patent ID: 8403695

Claim:
A plug connector adapted for inserting into a receptacle having an inwardly extending latching tab, comprising: a housing defining a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and a pair of grooves between the first side and the second side; and a releasing mechanism assembled to the housing and comprising an outwardly tilting releasing tab located at the first side of the housing, a lever located at the second side of the housing, and a body portion interconnecting the releasing tab and the lever, said body portion being formed with a pair of inverted U-shaped resilient portions received in the grooves of the housing, the releasing tab being moveable rearwardly, by a rearward movement of the lever through a deformation of the resilient portions, to outwardly push the latching tab for permitting an extraction of the housing; wherein said housing comprises an upper face at the first side, a lower face at the second side, and a pair of periphery faces, said pair of grooves being respectively defined on the periphery faces; wherein said upper face of the housing defines an elongated slot and an indentation receiving said releasing tab, said indentation having a width smaller than that of the elongated slot to thereby form a shoulder portion between the elongated slot and the indention for being resisted against by said latching tab of the receptacle; wherein said body portion of the releasing mechanism comprises a forwardly extending beam portion received in the elongated slot, said releasing tab being formed at a front end of the beam portion; and wherein said body portion of the releasing mechanism comprises a bride portion connecting with the beam portion and extending along a transverse direction, a pair of connecting portions extending downwardly then rearwardly from opposite ends of the bridge portion, each of said resilient portions being formed at an inner side of the connecting portion.