Patent ID: 7104819

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first housing formed with a receiving portion; a second housing that can be fit together with the first housing, at least one lever-mounting portion provided on said second housing, an introduction groove penetrating through said lever-mounting portion and extending along a lever-mounting direction, said introduction groove having an open end and a closed end, and an opening penetrating through said lever-mounting portion at a location rearward of said closed end of said introduction groove; and a lever having an operation portion and at least one side plate extending from the operation portion, a rotary shaft extending from a location on the side plate spaced from the operation portion and rotatably disposed at the closed end of the introduction groove, a projection extending from said side plate at a location spaced from the operation portion and from the rotary shaft, the projection being locked in the opening penetrating through said lever-mounting portion for preventing removal of the lever through the introduction groove in a direction opposite the lever-mounting direction, while permitting rotation of the lever about the rotary shaft, a force exertion portion on said lever for engaging the receiving portion on the first housing to displace said housings in a fit-in direction during rotation of said lever.