Lever type connector

A lever type connector comprising:

• a lever for moving a second connector in an engaging and a disengaging direction for respectively engaging and disengaging a first connector and the second connector with respect to each other, said first connector being installed on an upper surface of a printed wiring board having a plurality of inserting openings, said first connector only projecting upwardly from said upper surface of said printed wiring board;
• a plurality of tabs of said first connector being inserted downward into each inserting opening of the printed wiring board, the tabs being soldered onto a lower surface of the printed wiring board;
• a recess formed by a puncture of said first connector with said upper surface of said printed wiring board, said recess adapted for receiving a seal for waterproofing said connector, wherein said recess is adapted to maintain the seal above said lower surface of said printed wiring board to prevent damage to the sealing capability of the seal during the soldering of the tabs;
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• a lever-holding casing holding the lever therein being installed on said first connector, whereby said lever-holding casing does not project downward from said lower surface of said printed wiring board during soldering.