Patent ID: 8235743

Claim:
A connector-mounting construction comprising: a bracket having opposite front and rear surfaces and a mounting hole extending through the bracket from the front surface to the rear surface; a connector having opposite front and rear ends, the front end being configured to be inserted into the mounting hole of bracket from the rear, a fit-in portion defined at the rear end of the connector and configured to be fit on a mating connector, a flange on a periphery of the connector and configured for contacting a front surface of the bracket substantially adjacent the mounting hole; and a metal lock including a locking piece cantilevered forward along the periphery of the connector, at least one locking projection struck to extend from the locking piece, the locking projection being disposed and configured to be elastically deformed by the bracket as the front end of the connector is inserted into said mounting hole and elastically returning substantially to an original state thereof when the flange contacts the front surface of said bracket so that the locking projection engages a forward facing part of the bracket in proximity to the locking hole and cooperates with the flange for locking the connector to the bracket.