Patent ID: 7628636

Claim:
An electrical connector for connection to a complementary electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising: a housing comprising a column-shaped concavity; a latch being formed of metal and rotatably carried by the housing, the latch comprising a rotary section having a first curved edge, a second curved edge, and a tab that is received by the concavity, the latch further comprising a lock extending from the rotary section for connection with the complementary electrical connector; and the housing including an abutment section having a first wall shaped complementarily to the first curved edge and contacting the first curved edge and a second wall shaped complementarily to the second curved edge and contacting the second curved edge, the first and second walls each comprising a shape that lies substantially along circles concentric to a circle about a point within the column-shaped concavity; wherein the tab has a hook-like shape and is substantially U-shaped at its front end, which abuts on an inner wall of the column-shaped concavity wherein the tab is formed as a portion of the rotary section being sheared and bent.