Patent ID: 6890204

Claim:
A locking mechanism for a connector having a locking arm in a connector to be engaged with an engaging portion of a complementary connector, wherein said locking arm comprises: a body having a locking portion and a fulcrum; an operation portion formed on one end of the body, said operation portion being to be subjected to pressing force; and a coupling portion formed on the other end of the body, said coupling portion being formed in parallel to the coupling of said connectors and serving as a part of a wall of a hood, wherein said coupling portion comprises tip supporting portions formed on its left side and on its right side in its width direction, respectively, each integral to a respective wall of the hood of the connector, and said locking arm is supported by said fulcrum and said coupling portion, whereby when said operation portion is pressed, said locking portion which is located between said fulcrum and said coupling portion is shifted vertically to a direction of coupling the connector with the complementary connector, wherein the fulcrum is located midway between the locking portion and the operation portion and when the operation portion is depressed the locking portion is raised vertically to release the locking portion from the coupling portion.