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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Dennis B. Jones, Orange, CA (US);
David Tso-Chin Ko, Fullerton, CA (US);
George Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector ( ) comprises an insulative housing ( ), a latch member ( ) and an actuator member ( ) integrally formed on a top face ( ) of the housing. The housing defines a plurality of cavities ( ) for receiving a plurality of terminals therein. The latch member has a deflectable portion in spaced relationship to the top face for latching and detaching a complementary connector. The actuator member is located above the latch member. The actuator member has a pair of arced ribs ( ) extending from the top face, an anti-overstress bar ( ) connected between the arced ribs for limiting deflection of the deflectable portion of the latch member relative to the top face of the insulative housing, and a handle ( ) extending from the anti-overstress bar. When the handle is depressed, the anti-overstress bar depresses the deflectable portion of the latch member to cause the deflectable portion to move downwardly, whereby an engagement between the deflectable portion and a complementary connector is released.