Patent ID: 6045404
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing body having an outer wall which defines a passageway for receiving a contact, the outer wall having a deflectable contact retention member for retaining the contact within the passageway; anda terminal position assurance member having a locking surface and a prelatch surface, the terminal position assurance member being movable between a prelatch position and a latch position, whereby when the terminal position assurance member is in the prelatch position the prelatch surface is positioned adjacent the contact retention member but distanced from the contact retention member by a recess to accommodate deflection of the contact retention member and insertion of the contact into the passageway, and when in the latch position the locking surface is adjacent to and in contact with the contact retention member, thereby preventing deflection of the contact retention member and removal of the contact from the passageway.