Patent ID: 9692179
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first plug connector housing in which a first plug contact is arranged; a second plug connector housing including a protective enclosure, a contact carrier insert in which a second plug contact is fixedly arranged, and a bow-shaped lever pivotably connected to the contact carrier insert to be pivotable relative to the contact carrier insert, the protective enclosure and the contact carrier insert being movable relative to one another; wherein the protective enclosure includes guide pins thereon, the bow-shaped lever includes guide paths therein, the guide pins are received in the guide paths, and the guide pins move along the guide paths as the bow-shaped lever pivots relative to the contact carrier insert causing the protective enclosure to move relative to the contact carrier insert; a seal; and wherein, while the contact carrier insert is connected to the first connector housing with the first and second plug contacts being joined together, the protective enclosure and the contact carrier remain movable relative to one another and as the bow-shaped lever pivots relative to the contact carrier insert during an actuation of the bow-shaped lever, the protective enclosure moves relative to the contact carrier insert in a direction toward the first connector housing causing the seal to compress between the protective enclosure, the contact carrier insert, and the first connector housing.