Patent ID: 7309250

Claim:
An electrical plug connector for engaging with an opposing housing, said plug connector including a delatching mechanism having return action, comprising: a plug connector housing having a recess positioned to engage a latch tab of the opposing housing when the plug connector housing is engaged with the opposing housing; said delatching mechanism extending lengthwise of said plug connector housing and movable between first and second operative positions, said first operative position being a latched position at which said delatching mechanism is retracted, said delatching mechanism interacting with said opposing housing latch tab to move the latch tab out of engagement with the plug connector housing when said delatching mechanism is in the second operative position, said second operative position being a delatched position at which said delatching mechanism is extended, said delatching mechanism including two actuator arm members; a biasing member attached to said plug connector housing, the biasing member interconnecting said actuator arm members and biasing said delatching mechanism toward said first operative position when said delatching mechanism is in said second operative position; and said biasing member includes a return spring with a torsion coil formed thereon intermediate said two actuator arm members.