Patent ID: 7335038

Claim:
Locking lever ( 5 ) for a connector, said connector ( 1 ) comprising a first, fixed plug part ( 2 ) and a second plug part ( 3 ) that can be connected to said first plug part by displacement in one connection direction (X), said locking lever ( 5 ) comprising two end parts ( 9 ) that can be pivotally attached, along one axis (Y), essentially perpendicular to said connection direction, on two opposite surfaces ( 12 ) of said first plug part, each of said end parts including a cam track ( 18 ), said locking lever being able to pivot between a release position, in which one open end ( 20 ) of each of said cam tracks can be positioned at a catch ( 31 ) of said second plug part, and a locking position in which each of said catches can be positioned in a locking portion ( 32 ) of said cam track ( 18 ), said end part ( 9 ) being capable of being elastically deformed to allow said catch to penetrate into said locking portion and to apply a compression force between said first plug part and said second plug part, said second plug part ( 3 ) being connected to an electronic unit ( 4 ), said first plug part ( 2 ) being connected to an electronic device that is integrated into a vehicle, said first plug part being attached to said vehicle, the locking lever including two lateral branches ( 6 ) interconnected by a transverse crosspiece ( 8 ), said lateral branches being able to extend along the two opposite surfaces ( 35 ) of said electronic unit when said locking lever is in said locking position, characterized in that said vehicle is an aircraft, said electronic unit ( 4 ) being located under a seat part of said aircraft, such that when said locking lever ( 5 ) is in said locking position, said locking lever ( 5 ) is essentially parallel to the plane of said seat part, said seat part being able to rest on said locking lever ( 5 ) to keep said locking lever ( 5 ) in said locking position.