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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Kohtaro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoya Matsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohtaro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoya Matsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A connector comprises housing, a lever and a lock portion. The lever, attached to the housing, is configured to be rotatable between a first position, where the connector is initially fit to another is established, and a second position, where the fitting is completed. The lock portion is capable of locking the lever at the second position, is slidably attached to a body portion of the lever, and is configured to be slid between a lock position (where the lever is locked) and a lock release position (re-leased). The lever is provided with a positioning latch-portion, which is configured to latch the lock portion at the lock position and the lock release position and is pro-vided with a concaved latch-portion and a convexed latch-portion that is configured to be elastically displaced to be engaged in or disengaged from the concaved latch-portion.