Patent ID: 8221151

Claim:
A connector-mounting construction comprising: a bracket with opposite front and rear surfaces and a mounting hole extending through the bracket from the front surface to the rear surface, a to-be-locked plate bent forward from the bracket adjacent to the mounting hole, the to-be-locked plate having a forwardly facing to-be-locked edge; a connector with a front end configured for insertion through the mounting hole of the bracket and a rear end defining a fit-in portion configured for connection with a mating connector, a flange on a periphery of the connector and dimensioned contacting the rear surface of the bracket substantially adjacent an edge of the mounting hole, an insertion groove extending into the connector in a direction approximately orthogonal to direction between the front and rear ends of the connector; and a metal lock having an insertion portion disposed in the insertion groove and a locking piece projecting forward from the insertion portion and substantially along a periphery of the connector, the locking piece having at least one resiliently deformable locking projection with a rearwardly facing locking surface (56) configured for locking the forwardly facing to-be-locked edge of the bracket substantially adjacent an edge of said mounting hole when the flange of the connector contacts the rear surface of the bracket.