Patent ID: 7500864

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing including a wall with opposite front and rear ends spaced apart along a connecting direction, a resiliently deformable lock arm having a base end in proximity to the rear end of the wall, the lock arm being cantilevered forwardly from the base end substantially along the connecting direction, the lock arm further having a free end in proximity to the front end of the wall; a first lock protecting portion for at least partly covering a first portion of the lock arm in proximity to the free end of the lock arm so that the first portion of the lock arm is between the first lock protecting portion and the wall of the housing; and a second lock protecting portion at least partly covering a second portion of the lock arm in proximity to the base end of the lock arm so that the second portion of the lock arm is between the second lock protecting portion and the wall of the housing, the second lock protecting portion being disposed relative to the first lock protecting portion to define an unlocking space exposing an intermediate part of the lock arm to the outside.