Patent ID: 7410374

Claim:
A lever connector connectable with a mating connector, comprising: a lever comprising a main plate portion, a supporter portion and an arm, the main plate portion being laid in parallel with a predetermined plane, the supporter portion extending from the main plate portion, the arm being supported by the supporter portion and being bendable in a predetermined direction, the predetermined direction being not equal to a direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane, the arm being provided with a first engagement portion; and a housing comprising an accommodation portion and a second engagement portion, the second engagement portion being formed in the accommodation portion, the housing accommodating and rotatably supporting the main plate portion in the accommodation portion so that the lever is provided with rotary movement between a first position and a second position, the lever connector being connected to the mating connector and the first engagement portion being engaged with the second engagement portion upon rotation of the lever from the first position to the second position, the lever connector being disconnected from the mating connector upon rotation of the lever from the second position to the first position after the disengagement of the first engagement portion from the second disengagement portion by the bending of the arm.