Patent ID: 7632130

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an inner plug housing having a front end portion that is received in a hood of a receptacle connector, the hood having at least one engaging member extending therefrom; an outer plug housing at least partially surrounding the hood, the outer plug housing being displaceable relative to the inner plug housing in a direction of insertion and removal of the inner plug housing from the hood; at least one engaging arm extending in a space between the outer plug housing and the inner plug housing that engages the engaging member on the hood; the outer plug housing having an engagement release portion opposing the engaging arm that interferes with the engaging arm to disengage the engaging arm from the engaging member when the outer plug housing is moved in the direction of removal of the inner plug housing from the hood; and a displacement stop member disposed on the inner plug housing that is displaceable between a stop position and a stop release position, the stop position preventing the outer plug housing from moving in the direction of removal of the inner plug housing from the hood and the stop release position releasing the stopping of the outer plug housing from the moving in the direction of removal of the inner plug housing from the hood.