Patent ID: 7422466

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a plug and a socket configured to be electrically connected or detached the connector comprising: a plug housing and a socket housing each equipped internally with at least one contact point; the plug housing and the socket housing each being configured to be coupled to one another along a longitudinal direction of the connector, an engaging part provided on a sidewall of either the plug housing or the socket housing, a latching protrusion, provided on a sidewall of the other housing that engages the engaging part when the plug housing and the socket housing are coupled to one another, and a cover part, provided adjacent to the engaging part, the cover part being configured to cover a latching part of the latching protrusion when the latching protrusion is in an engaged state with the engaging part, and being further configured to include a first opening at a first lateral side of the cover from which the latching part is accessible when the latching protrusion is in an engaged state with the engaging part.