Patent ID: 7407398

Claim:
A lever type electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing provided with a least one terminal, the insulating housing having a mating face that receives a complementary mating connector; at least one cam plate arranged on the insulating housing, the cam plate being moveable in a sliding direction substantially perpendicular to a mating direction of the complementary mating connector; a lever mounted on the insulating housing, the lever having a shaft extending substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction and the mating direction, the lever being rotatable about the shaft between an open position and a closed position to move the cam plate in the sliding direction; an elastically deformable bearing section provided on the insulating housing that supports the shaft; and a reinforcement member removably attached to the bearing section, the reinforcement member abutting the bearing section such that the reinforcement member receives a force applied from the shaft to the bearing section when the lever is rotated.