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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazunori Yamashita, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
Abstract
A connector ( ) has a lever ( ) to facilitate connection with a mating connector ( ). The lever ( ) has a detector ( ) normally held at a standby position. However, the detector ( ) can be displaced to a detecting position when the lever ( ) reaches a connection position, thereby detecting a properly connected state of the connectors ( ).