Patent ID: 7670159

Claim:
A lever-type connector, comprising: a first housing connectable with a second housing, the first housing having a side surface, first and second supports formed on the side surface; and a lever being selectively mountable on the first support of the housing in a first mode for rotation about the first support in a first rotational direction and toward the second support, the lever further being selectively mountable on the second support of the first housing in a second mode for rotation about the second support in a second rotational direction substantially opposite the first rotational direction and toward the first support, the lever being formed with a first part disposed and configured for exerting a pushing force on the second housing toward the first housing in response to rotation of the lever and a second part disposed and configured for exerting a pushing force on the first support toward the second housing in response to rotation of the lever about the second support when the lever is mounted on the second support, the second part further being disposed and configured for exerting a pushing force on the second support toward the second housing in response to rotation of the lever about the first support when the lever is mounted on the first support.