Patent ID: 7318740

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall extending from the mating end to the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity extending between the mating and rear ends; a pull tab received within the cavity, the pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity between the mating and rear ends of the housing; a latch held on the housing and covering at least a portion of the pull tab, such that the pull tab slides between the latch and the housing; a first element on the pull tab and a second element on the latch that interact to move the latch between open and closed positions in response to movement of the pull tab relative to the housing; and a biasing mechanism being a helical spring attached to at least a portion of the pull tab and held between the housing and the at least a portion of the pull tab, the biasing mechanism biasing the pull tab to a position relative to the latch wherein the latch is in the closed position; wherein the first element comprises an extension extending outwardly from the pull tab and the second element comprises an indentation within the latch for receiving the extension therein.