Patent ID: 9478906
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector position assurance device comprising: a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a base front end and a base back end, a latch engagement portion extending from the top surface; beams extending from the front end of the base portion in a direction away from the back end of the base portion, at least one of the beams having a top side, a bottom side, a beam front end and a beam back end, the beam back end being attached to or integral with the base front end, a mating connector engagement protrusion extending from a resiliently deformable first leg provided proximate the top sides of the at least one of the beams, the mating connector engagement protrusion extending in a direction away from the bottom side; wherein the connector position assurance device is maintained in an initial position on a connector until the a mating connector cooperates with the mating connector engagement protrusions to force the mating connector engagement protrusion and the resiliently deformable first leg toward the bottom side of at least one of the beams.