Patent ID: 8137142
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly, comprising: a first housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one first electrical terminal, the first housing including a first locking feature; a second housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one second electrical terminal, the second housing including a second locking feature and being configured to mate with the first housing in a mated configuration such that the at least one first electrical terminal and the at least one second electrical terminal are coupled; and a connector position assurance insert coupled to the first and second housing in the mated configuration, the connector position assurance insert including a first flexible lock member at a first end and a second flexible lock member at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first flexible lock member includes a first stop that interacts with the first housing to inhibit movement of the connector position assurance insert from the appropriate locked position and the second flexible lock member includes a second stop that interacts with the first housing to inhibit movement of the connector position assurance insert from the appropriate locked position, wherein, in the mated configuration, the first flexible lock member mates with the first locking feature and the second flexible lock member mates with the second locking feature such that the first housing, the second housing and the connector position assurance insert are fixedly secured at an appropriate locked position, and wherein the first stop and the second stop inhibit decoupling of the connector position assurance insert from the first and second housings.