Patent ID: 8951066
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an electrical terminal; a housing having a front end and a back end having an opening configured to receive the electrical terminal therethrough, the housing including a first lock system configured to allow insertion of the electrical terminal into the housing and prohibit removal of the electrical terminal therefrom, the housing being configured such that the first lock system is accessible from the front of the housing to release the electrical terminal from the first lock system; and a second lock system configured for insertion into the housing to prohibit removal of the electrical terminal from the housing independently from the first lock system, the second lock system including at least one elongate member having a respective convex portion extending outwardly therefrom and configured to cooperate with the housing such that an insertion force required to insert the second lock system into the housing is substantially the same as an extraction force required to extract the second lock system from the housing without independently deflecting the convex portion to facilitate the extraction.