Patent ID: 6398577
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:a first connector including a body mounting a plurality of terminals, and a locking shoulder on the body; a second connector including a body mounting a plurality of terminals engageable with the terminals of the first connector, the second connector being mateable with the first connector in a given mating direction; a flexible latch arm mounted on the body of the second connector and including a latch hook engageable with the locking shoulder of the first connector when the two connectors are mated in said given mating direction; and said locking shoulder being located in an open-sided cavity in the body of the first connector to allow the latch hook to be lifted away from the locking shoulder in response to tilting the first connector relative to the second connector transversely of said given mating direction, said locking shoulder being formed on a metal component insert molded in the body of the first connector.