Connector with affixable latch member

Claim 1

An electrical connector assembly, comprising: an electrical connector including a housing, and a latching member affixable to the housing and having an elongate member having a forward end and an elongate actuating arm extending rearwardly therefrom, said latching member having a pivot section mountable to said housing at a fastening site, said pivot section including a biasing section biasing said latching member in a latching position after mounting, with said forward end adjacent a mating face of said connector for latching engagement with a complementary latching section of a mating connector, and with said actuating arm angled outwardly from an adjacent side surface of a rearward end of said connector, said actuating arm to be moved toward said side surface to pivot said forward end away from said mating connector to delatch and to permit unmating, said fastening site including a pair of pylons, each of said pylons comprises a recess along its inner surface, each of said recesses having an open end facing a selected axial direction and a concave recess end, said pivot section including a pair of opposed embossments extending from opposed sides of said latching member, each of said embossments including a convex bearing surface facing an axial direction opposed to said selected axial direction, wherein said embossments are insertable into said open ends of said recesses until said convex bearing surfaces abut said concave ends of said recesses, and said pivot section further including a locking section that locks with a fastening section of said housing to secure said latching member against axial movement after mounting in a manner permitting said embossments to pivot in said recesses over a limited angular distance during connector mating and unmating.