Connector, a disengagement jig and a method

A connector, comprising a housing (10;

• 70) with opposite front and rear ends, at least one cavity (11) extending between the front and rear ends of the housing (10;
• 70), a resilient deformable lock (13) projecting forward in the cavity (11) and a deformation permitting space (S) adjacent the lock (13), the lock (13) being resiliently deformable into the deformation permitting space (S), the lock (13) having a leading end facing the front end of the housing (10;
• 70), a locking surface (25) formed on a portion of the leading end of the lock (13) and adjacent the cavity (11) and a maneuverable recess (24) at a position on a leading surface of the lock (13) between the locking surface (25) and the deformation permitting space (S), the maneuverable recess (24) being no wider than the locking surface (25) in a direction transverse to a deformation direction (DD) of the lock (13).

A disengagement jig for a connector, the disengagement jig having opposite front and rear ends and top and bottom surfaces, a fork-shaped disengaging portion (62) at the front end and having two substantially parallel operation arms (66) tapering in a bottom to top direction at locations closer to the front end of the disengagement jig, an elongate main body (61) extending from the rear end of the disengagement jig to the disengaging portion (62), the top surface of the disengagement jig at the disengaging portion (62) being offset below the top surface of the disengaging jig at the main body (61), such that the main body (61) defines a forwardly facing insertion restricting surface (63) adjacent the disengaging portion (62), an inclination restricting surface (64) extending from the insertion restricting surface (63) to the top surface for permitting limited upward pivoting of the main body (61) of the disengagement jig toward the connector.