Patent ID: 9653845
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a connector housing; a mate assist mechanism comprising a lever pivotably arranged on the connector housing, the lever being movable from a preliminary mating position to a fully mated position; and a holding means to releasably hold the lever in the preliminary mating position, wherein said holding means further comprises a locking protrusion and a corresponding locking reception receiving said locking protrusion when the lever is in the preliminary mating position, wherein the locking protrusion is arranged on the connector housing, wherein the locking reception is arranged on the lever and has first and second locking walls being arranged on opposite sides of said locking protrusion, wherein the corresponding mating connector displaces the locking protrusion to release the lever upon mating with a corresponding mating connector, and wherein the locking protrusion is either an L-shaped or T-shaped hook configured to engage behind one of the first and second locking walls of the locking reception.