Patent ID: 7695198

Claim:
A latch protection clip for a connector mounted at an end of a cable having a strain relief, the connector having a latch extending from a connector housing to a distal end, the latch protection clip comprising: a clip body extending between a front and a rear, the clip body having fingers at the front being configured to engage the cable behind the connector housing and configured to engage the cable in front of an end of the strain relief to secure the clip body to the cable, the clip body having a hood extending rearward from the fingers, the hood extending along a portion of the strain relief; and a trigger extending from the hood of the clip body, the trigger having a lever arm extending from the clip body and a trigger handle at an end of the lever arm opposite the clip body, the trigger handle having an outer surface and a pocket recessed inward from the outer surface, the pocket configured to receive the distal end of the latch, wherein the trigger is configured to actuate the latch in an actuation direction when the trigger handle is deflected toward the connector housing, the pocket restricting lateral movement of the latch in a direction transverse to the actuation direction of the latch.