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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Tsuyoshi Osada, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tsuyoshi Osada, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
J.S.T. Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing and a lever supported pivotally on at least one pivot disposed on the housing. The lever rotates on the pivot within a range from a pre-engagement position to a final engagement position. The lever also has a recess configured to fit a boss disposed on a mating connector therein in accordance with rotational movement of the lever. Further, the lever includes a connector locking portion disposed on a beam thereof. The connector locking portion includes a base portion extending downward from the beam, a flap portion supported by the base portion and extending in a direction substantially tangent to the rotational movement, and a detent disposed in proximity of a first free end of the flap portion such that the detent engages with an engaging portion disposed on the housing at the final engagement position.