Patent ID: 8096823

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising; an insulated housing on which a first engaging portion is provided for engaging with a second engaging portion provided in a mating electrical connector, a plurality of first conductive contacts provided on the insulated housing with portions thereof arranged on the first engaging portion and operative to come into contact with a plurality of second conductive contacts provided in the mating electrical connector when the first engaging portion is put in engagement with the second engaging portion, a conductive shell for covering partially the insulated housing, and a manipulative lever having a body portion and a pair of end portions extending respectively from both ends of the body portion, in which the end portions are supported respectively by a pair of supporting structures provided in the conductive shell to be rotatable in regard to the insulated housing and which is operative to be manipulated to rotate so as to cause the body portion to engage with the mating connector when the first engaging portion is put in engagement with the second engaging portion, wherein each of the end portions of the manipulative lever comprises an elongated portion stretching to be bent from the body portion and a top end portion stretching further from the elongated portion so as to extend as a whole in a first direction from an end portion to a central portion of the insulated housing, the top end portion protrudes from the elongated portion in a direction perpendicular to an imaginary central axis of the elongated portion, and a stopper member provided in the supporting structure engages with the top end portion so as to prevent the end portion of the manipulative lever from getting out of the supporting structure when the end portion of the manipulative lever is shifted in a second direction opposite to the first direction under a condition wherein the end portion of the manipulative lever is supported by the supporting structure.