Patent ID: 9716341
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector assembly, comprising: a first connector having a first housing, a first power terminal attached to the first housing, and a first signal terminal attached to the first housing; and a second connector matable with the first connector, the second connector having: a lever attached to a moving housing, the lever moving the moving housing between a mating released position, an intermediate position, and a mating completed position; a second housing movably disposed within the moving housing, the second housing inserted into the first housing in the mating released position; a second power terminal disposed in the second housing and contacting the first power terminal in the intermediate position; a second signal terminal attached to the moving housing and contacting the first signal terminal at a position between the intermediate position and the mating completed position; and a separating protrusion disposed on the moving housing preventing the second power terminal from contacting the first power terminal in the mating released position.