US Patent 7481661 Connector

Providing a connector with a lever, which can be prevented from falling away from a connector housing when the lever is pushed in a direction of separating from a mating connector at a condition in the condition, in which the connector housing is disengaged from the mating connector, the connector includes a connector housing, a lever mounted rotatably on the connector housing and a limiter projection. The lever rotates along an arrow so as to move the connector close to a mating connector. The lever rotates along another arrow so as to move the connector apart from the mating connector. The limiter projection limits the lever to rotate along another arrow in a condition that the connector is disengaged from the mating connector.