Patent ID: 7666023

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an elongated housing having a base segment and a mating segment; a latch mechanism including a latch member physically linked with a pull member, the latch member engaging with a front portion of the base segment and having at least a hook portion arranged on a front portion thereof and disposed above the mating segment, and the pull member assembled to a rear portion of the base segment; and movement of the pull member actuating the latch member bias upwardly to cause the hook portion apart from the mating segment; wherein the pull member has a main body and an actuator portion extending forwardly from the main body; wherein the latch member includes a body portion, an engagement portion and an inclined connection portion, wherein the connection portion is interposed into a mounting hole of the actuator portion, with the engagement portion and the body portion disposed at opposite sides of the actuator portion; wherein the inclined connection portion extends from a bottom edge of the engagement portion; wherein a first cavity portion is recessed downwardly from an upper surface of the base segment and located in a front portion of the base segment; wherein an inflected portion is formed at a front portion of the actuator portion and accommodated in the first cavity portion; wherein a pair of spaced supporting members are disposed in a rear portion of the first cavity portion, wherein the inflected portion of the actuator portion ride against the supporting members.