Patent ID: 7137835

Claim:
A lever type connector comprising a housing which accommodates a plurality of contacts, and a lever which is shaft-supported on the housing so that the lever can pivot between an initial position and a final position, the lever having cam grooves that engage with cam followers provided on a mating connector, the housing and the lever being provided with a locking mechanism that locks the lever in the final position, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a housing-side locking arm that extends substantially along and underneath a pivoting track of the lever from a side of the initial position to a side of the final position, and a lever-side locking arm that is provided on the lever and that extends in a direction opposite from a direction of extension of the housing-side locking arm, and the lever-side locking arm has a lock release on an upper side of a free end thereof, and also has a locking part that locks with the housing-side locking arm underneath the lock release.