Patent ID: 7568923

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing connectable with a mating housing; and a movable member with at least one main body having opposite front and rear ends and at least one cam engageable with a mating cam of the mating housing, the movable member being movable with respect to the housing in operating directions intersecting connecting directions of the housings, the movable member being operated by pushing a cover at the rear end of the main body of the movable member with respect to the operating direction, the housing being connected with and separated from the mating housing by a cam action of the cam and the mating cam upon operation of the movable member; the movable member including at least one lock arm extending rearwardly from a location on the main body of the movable member between the front and rear ends of the movable member and having a free rear end spaced forwardly of the cover of the movable member, the lock arm defining a deformation space to the main body, portions of the lock arm adjacent the free rear end thereof being resiliently deformable in a direction at an angle to the operating direction, and being unlocked upon being pushed towards the deformation space; the housing including at least one lock engagable with the lock arm upon complete operation of the movable member; and the cover at least partly covering the free rear end of the movable member from behind with respect to the operation direction of the movable member, the cover defining an operable wall for operating the movable member.