Patent ID: 7572138

Claim:
A plug connector adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprising: a housing comprising a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base for fitting with the complementary connector; a circuit board received in the housing; a latching mechanism assembled to the base, said latching mechanism comprising a pusher having a pivot, a puller pivotally connected with the pusher and having a resisting portion, and a latch having an inclined connecting portion engagable with the resisting portion and a latching portion provided with a pair of claws; and a metal shell attached to the base and having a pair of upwardly deformable resilient beams for resisting against the latching mechanism; wherein said pusher is pivotable about the pivot to move the resisting portion relative to the inclined connecting portion of the latch, to thereby move the latching portion together with the claws from a latching position to an unlatching position.