Patent ID: 7431597

Claim:
A lever-type connector comprising: a first housing having a tubular hood with an open front end and a to-be-locked portion formed in proximity to the open front end; a second housing insertable into the open front end of the hood for connection with the first housing; a lever mounted rotatably on the first housing and configured for generating a cam action with the second housing for connecting and disconnecting the housings, the lever having a lock for engaging the to-be-locked portion on the hood when the housings are connected properly for preventing further rotation of the lever and holding the housings together; at least one hold-down portion provided on the second housing at a position for covering part of the open front end of the hood when the housings are connected properly for preventing said open front end of said hood from elastically deforming when the lever is rotated in a direction for separating the properly connecting housings.