Claims
- 1. An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having a first face and a connecting piece extending rearwardly therefrom above the first face; a latch extending from said insulative housing and having an impending end at a rear portion thereof; and a restraining device comprising a loop with a first end connected with said impending end of said latch and a second end movably connected with said connecting piece.
- 2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting piece has one point connected with said insulative housing.
- 3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said restraining device is a stretch piece.
- 4. An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing; a latch integrally extending rearwardly from a front portion of the housing; a locking barb formed on a front portion of said latch; and a restraining device comprising a loop positioned at a back of said latch; wherein a front portion of said restraining device is pivotally connected to a rear portion of said latch, while a rear portion of the restraining device is somewhat freely slidable along a rear portion of the housing; and wherein said restraining device is configured to be adapted to be pressed against manually.
- 5. The connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rear portion of said restraining device is relatively confined by the rear portion of the housing in both horizontal and vertical directions so as to have a restraining function with regard to the latch.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/826995 filed on Apr. 4, 2001, titled “ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR” by the same inventors and assigned to the same assignee of the present application.
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