Patent ID: 6705886
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing having a deflectable cantilevered mating connector latch arm, wherein the latch arm is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a connector position assurance (CPA) member movably mounted to the housing between an open position and a closed position, the CPA member comprising a top section and two downwardly extending rails slidably located in grooves of the housing at a front side of the housing, each rail having a bottom end adapted to contact a shorting clip of a mating electrical connector and move the shorting clip off of connection with contacts of the mating electrical connector, wherein a first one of the rails comprises a wedge surface and a detent locating surface, wherein the wedge surface is adapted to be contacted by the mating electrical connector to deflect the first rail, and when the CPA member is moved to the closed position, the detent locating surface is adapted to be positioned below a detent surface of the housing to retain the CPA member in the closed position.