Patent ID: 8043128

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing including a first housing unit and a second housing unit, said first housing unit being fitted to the second housing unit to form a fitting opening for receiving a plug connector, said first housing unit including a rotatable section, said second housing unit including a support section for supporting the rotatable section to be rotatable to freely open the fitting opening, said support section being arranged to release the rotatable section so that the first housing unit is separated from the second housing unit when a force is applied to the support section, wherein said rotatable section includes a pivot shaft, and said support section includes a catching section for abutting against the pivot shaft and a bearing section energized toward the catching section, said catching section and said bearing section being arranged to support the pivot shaft therebetween, said bearing section being arranged to move away from the catching section together with the pivot shaft to release the pivot shaft from the catching section and the bearing section so that the first housing unit is separated from the second housing unit when a force is applied to the pivot shaft in a direction to move away from the catching section.