Patent ID: 7101212

Claim:
A connector for a communications cable, comprising: a plug having a body portion for receiving an end of the communications cable, the plug further having a resilient latch member attached to the outer surface of the body potion, the resilient latch member extending away from the body portion at an angle and having an extended end opposite the body portion; and a boot having a housing portion for receiving the body portion of the plug and the end of the communications cable, the boot further having a flexible arcuate actuator attached to the outer surface of the housing portion, the flexible actuator having a receiving portion at the end opposite the housing portion that has a walled recessed channel shaped to receive and capture the extended end of the resilient latch member when the plug is partially contained within said housing, whereby movement of the flexible actuator toward the housing causes a movement of the resilient latch member toward the body portion of the plug.