Patent ID: 7549887
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a first housing that defines a bore for receipt of a first electrical terminal, the first housing having an outer housing and an inner housing, the inner housing including a housing lock, the inner housing moveable relative to the outer housing to enable the housing lock to move from a first, locked position to a second, unlocked position; a second housing that defines a bore for receipt of a second electrical terminal, the second housing including a ramp having a sloped surface that engages a portion of the housing lock when the housing lock is in the locked position to move the housing lock into the unlocked position to enable the second electrical terminal to engage the first electrical terminal; and wherein the housing lock returns to the locked position after the engagement of the first electrical terminal with the second electrical terminal, with the ramp retained by the housing lock in the locked position to secure the first housing to the second housing; wherein the outer housing further comprises: a top surface that defines an aperture; at least one ramp disposed within the bore, adjacent to the aperture, the at least one ramp having a sloped portion that engages a ramped portion of the housing lock to bias the housing lock from the locked position to the unlocked position to enable the removal of the second housing from the first housing.