Patent ID: 7520765

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing having a front end for connection with a mating housing along a connecting direction, a side surface extending angularly from the front end and aligned substantially parallel to the connecting direction, first and second supporting shafts formed the side surface at two substantially transversely symmetrical positions with respect to the housing, a movable member rotatably mounted on either of the supporting shafts of the housing, the movable member having a side plate with an operable portion, the side plate having at least one cam engageable with a first mating cam on the mating housing when the movable member is mounted on the first supporting shaft and engageable with a second mating cam on the mating housing when the movable member is mounted on the second supporting shaft so that the first or second mating cam can be guided along the cam as the movable member is operated for connecting the housing with the mating housing, an engaging portion formed at an end of the movable member substantially opposite to the operable portion, the engaging portion being disposed for engaging a locking projection on the mating housing immediately before the housing is connected properly with the mating housing so that the engaging portion exerts a force on the locking projection in a direction along the connecting direction of the mating housing as the movable member is operated.