Patent ID: 7824199

Claim:
A connector which is matable with a mating connector having an engaged portion, the connector comprising a support portion and a lock member pivotally supported by the support portion, the lock member comprising: a body portion comprising a first predetermined portion, the first predetermined portion having a plate-like shape and being supported by the support portion so that the first predetermined portion is pivotally movable around the support portion; a lock portion being movable between a lock position and a release position in response to a pivotal movement of the body portion, the lock portion comprising an engaging portion which is engagable with the engaged portion, the engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion being locked when the lock portion is positioned at the lock position, while the engagement being released when the lock portion is positioned at the release position; a spring portion urging the lock portion to move toward the lock position, the spring portion extending from the body portion, the spring portion having a second predetermined portion, the second predetermined portion being parallel to the first predetermined portion but being different in position from the first predetermined portion in a predetermined direction perpendicular to the first and the second predetermined portions; and an operated portion formed and arranged to force the lock portion to move to the release position when the operated portion is operated.