Patent ID: 8056867
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A position assurance assembly for an electrical connector, comprising: an elongated fastener; a cover extending along and about a longitudinal axis in a lengthwise direction, a lateral axis in a widthwise direction and a transverse axis in a heightwise direction, the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis and the transverse axis perpendicularly intersecting one another at a centrally-located common point to form a conventional Cartesian coordinate system, the cover having a base cover wall and a peripheral cover wall connected to and extending about the base cover wall to form an opening into a cavity, the base cover wall having a hole formed therethrough and in communication with the cavity, the hole sized to receive the fastener, the peripheral cover wall having a forward wall, a rearward wall and a pair of side walls with respective ones of the pair of side walls connected to and between the forward and rearward walls, the rearward wall extending parallel to the forward wall and disposed apart from the forward wall in the lengthwise direction, the pair of side walls extending parallel to and disposed apart from one another in the widthwise direction; a first position assurance part connected to the cover and disposed inside of the cavity; a mounting surface; a second position assurance part connected to and projecting from the mounting surface; and a fastener receptacle connected to and projecting from the mounting surface, wherein, the hole and the first position assurance part are disposed apart from and aligned with one another in the widthwise direction, straddle the longitudinal axis and are positioned forward of the lateral and transverse axes in the lengthwise direction and thus closer to the forward wall than the rearward wall and upon covering the second position assurance part and the fastener receptacle with the cover, the first position assurance part and the second position assurance part matably engage one another and, with the hole and the fastener receptacle in at least substantial registration with one another, the fastener extends through the hole and into the fastener receptacle for releasable engagement therewith thereby releasably securing the cover to the mounting surface.