Patent ID: 8585426

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing defining a mating interface and an opposed mounting interface disposed at a rear end of the connector housing, and at least one electrical contact supported by the connector housing, the at least one electrical contact configured to mate with a complementary electrical contact of a complementary electrical connector at the mating interface, wherein the connector housing is configured to receive a cable assembly at the mounting interface so as to place the cable assembly in electrical communication with the at least one electrical contact; a latch body supported by the connector housing and configured to actuate between a latched position and an unlatched position; and an actuator having at least one arm that is attached to the latch body arm, such that movement of the at least one arm in response to an applied actuation force causes the latch body actuate from the latched position to the unlatched position, the actuator further having an actuator portion that extends rearward with respect to the mounting interface, wherein the actuator portion further comprises a pair of grip tabs that are configured to receive the actuation force, and the grip tabs define a cable assembly-receiving gap that is sized to receive the cable assembly to which the electrical connector is mounted.