Patent ID: 7267570

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector member having a first housing and a lock member protruding from said first housing; and a second connector member releasably engaged with said first connector member, said second connector member including a second housing and a latch member, said latch member including a lower surface spaced apart from and facing a surface of said second housing, a hinge portion hingedly attached to said surface of said second housing, a lock engagement portion at one end, and a push portion at an end of said latch member opposite said lock engagement portion, said hinge portion comprising a pair of beams extending from said lower surface of said latch member to said surface of said second housing, at least one beam of said pair of beams curving at an angle extending from said lower surface, said connector assembly having a locked position wherein said lock engagement portion engages said lock member to releasably lock said second connector member in engagement with said first connector member and a released position wherein said lock member is released from said lock engagement portion, said push portion having at least one rib protruding from said lower surface and an upper push surface configured to receive a force, said force operable to pivot said latch member at said hinge portion and move said lock engagement portion from said locked position to said released position.