Patent ID: 7128595

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a shell having an inner area supporting a contact adapted to mate with a contact of another connector, said shell including a wall having at least one locking opening and an integral flexible extension; and a locking member with first and second ends, said first end including at least one locking tab received in said locking opening and extending into said inner area of said shell in a locked position, and said second end being coupled to said extension of said shell, with said second end of said locking member including pins press fit into corresponding holes of said extension of said shell to couple said locking member to said shell, whereby said locking member is moveable to an unlocked position in a first direction away from said wall of said shell and said extension is moveable in a second direction opposite said first direction, so that no portion of said locking tab extends into said inner area of said shell in said unlocked position.