Cable connector latching device

A multi-pin cable connector for mating with a complementary multi-pin receptacle in an insertion direction comprising:

• a connector body adapted to carry a plurality of conductors, said connector body having a pair of parallel channels on opposite sides of said body, each channel having an upper wall and a lower wall and opposing side walls, each channel adapted for receiving therein a latch assembly including a latch member and a transverse pivot pin, said connector body further having a blind slot terminating at a predetermined pivot location in at least one wall of each of said channels for receiving therein said pivot pin, said blind slot having a constriction adjacent said pivot location for retaining said pivot pin in said pivot location.

A multi-pin latching cable connector for mating with a complementary multi-pin receptacle in an insertion direction comprising:

• a connector body adapted to carry a plurality of conductors, said connector body having a pair of parallel channels on opposite sides of said body, each channel having an upper wall and a lower wall and opposing side walls;
• and
• a pair of latch assemblies captured in said channels, each including a latch member formed from a piece of sheet metal cut and bent to form at least one latch arm extending from one end of an elongated central portion, a spring tab extending from the other end of said central portion, and a pair of T shaped portions extending laterally from said central portion wherein ends of said T shaped portions are bent to form short coaxially aligned pivot pins on opposite sides of said central portion, wherein each channel has a blind slot terminating at a predetermined pivot location in at least one wall of each of said channels for receiving therein one of said pivot pins, said blind slot having a constriction adjacent said pivot location for retaining said pivot pin in said pivot location.