Patent ID: 7445474

Claim:
A lever-type connector, comprising: a first housing connectable with a second housing, a plate-shaped lever with opposite first and second surfaces, the lever being displaceably assembled with a mounting surface of the first housing in a first posture where the first surface of the lever faces the mounting surface or a second posture where the second surface of the lever faces the mounting surface, the lever being formed with at least one cam configured to display a cam action in cooperation with a mating cam, the lever being displaceable from a first standby position to a first connection position when the lever is in the first posture to assist connection of the first housing with the second housing by the cam action caused by engagement of the cam and the mating cam, the lever further being displaceable from a second standby position to a second connection position when the lever is in the second posture to assist connection of the first housing with the second housing by the cam action caused by engagement of the cam and the mating cam, holding means on at least one of the first housing and the lever for holding the lever at the first standby position when the lever is in the first posture, and for holding the lever at the second standby position when the lever is in the second posture, a first locking means on at least one of the first housing and the lever for locking the lever at the first connection position when the lever is in the first posture, and a second locking means on at least one of the first housing and the lever for locking the lever at the second connection position when the lever is in the second posture.