US Patent 7695296 Electrical connector with lever and camming slide

An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having a housing assembly, having a mating face where at least one camming slide slides relative to the housing assembly, and has a camming slot therein is cooperable with a camming lug on a mating housing. The slide comprises gear rack teeth thereon. A rotary gear is rotatable relative to the housing assembly and includes gear teeth which cooperate with the gear rack teeth. A lever is rotatable relative to the housing assembly and is profiled to rotate the rotary gear, and in turn translate the slide. The housings are drawn together and apart upon movement of the slide.