Patent ID: 7347704

Claim:
A connector for connection with a mating housing that has at least one cam pin projecting therefrom, the connector comprising: a housing having opposite front and rear ends, the front end being configured for mating with the mating housing along a mating direction, the housing being formed with at least one accommodation space open in at least one direction transverse to the mating direction, at least one wall extending transverse to the mating direction, at least one hole being formed through the wall and communicating with the accommodation space, at least one to-be-locked portion disposed on a receiving surface in said accommodation space and aligned with the hole; and a slider having at least one cam plate movably accommodated in said accommodation space, the cam plate having at least one cam groove configured for engaging the cam pin and generating a cam action for mating the housing and the mating housing in response to moving the slider, at least one lock formed in said cam plate and being elastically deformable towards and away from the receiving surface in said accommodation space, a locking projection formed on the lock and projecting from a surface of the cam plate towards the receiving surface, said locking projection being engageable with said to-be-locked portion for holding said slider at a predetermined position.