Patent ID: 8277243
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly, comprising: a first connector having a stopper feature, a first end and a second end that generally opposes the first end, the stopper feature having a recess provided therein and a stopper surface; a second connector received by the first connector, the second connector including a shroud that slides over the first end of the first connector in a first direction; a connector position assurance (CPA) device slidingly engaged with the second end of the first connector in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction, the CPA device having a flexible arm that is selectively deformable, the flexible arm abutting against the stopper surface to restrict relative movement of the CPA device in the second direction in a pre-stage position, and the flexible arm located within the recess of the stopper feature in an intermediate position, the shroud positioned to selectively contact the flexible arm in the first direction for urging the flexible arm from the pre-stage position into the intermediate position.