Patent ID: 8038455
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a female connector; and a male connector releasably coupled to said female connector along a mating axis so that a plurality of female terminals disposed in the female connector are matable to a plurality of terminals disposed in the male connector, the male connector including a cavity, and a generally planar retractable stabilizer is receivably coupled in the cavity, said male connector defining at least one aperture therethrough and at least one blocking feature disposed along an inner surface of the male connector in the cavity, said retractable stabilizer movable in said cavity between a blade alignment position when the female and the male connector are unmated and a seated position when the female and the male connector are mated together, the seated position being axially remote from the blade alignment position, said retractable stabilizer including,