Patent ID: 6682359
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:first and second housings having ends configured to receive electrical contacts, said first and second housings being configured to be matable with one another to join corresponding electrical contacts; a lever member including a cam arm received by said first housing and engaging said second housing as said lever member is rotated through a range of motion, said lever member connecting said first and second housings to join corresponding electrical contacts when said lever member is rotated to a final engaged position; and said first housing having a latch assembly that engages said lever member when said lever member is in said final engaged position, said latch assembly having a base piece and a latch cover, said base piece having first and second latches, said second latch engaging said latch cover when said latch assembly is in a pre-engagement stage, said lever member engaging said first latch when rotated to said final engaged position to bias said second latch away from said latch cover thereby enabling said base piece to slide into an engagement stage with respect to said latch cover.