US Patent 7534125 Electrical connector having a multi-directional latching mechanism

A latching assembly includes a latch and an actuator. The latch includes a latching end configured to latch with a receptacle assembly. The actuator is movable in both a push direction and a pull direction. The actuator raises the latching end to unlatch from the receptacle assembly when the actuator is pushed in the push direction and when the actuator is pulled in the pull direction.