A connector assembly , comprising: a first-connector having a locking-lug ; and a second-connector configured to mate with the first-connector , said second-connector having a cantilevered latch configured to slidably engage the locking-lug when the first-connector is moved from an unmated-position to a mated-position , said cantilevered latch generally having an H-shape and including a pair of parallel latch-arms extending from a base , said base attached to an outer-surface of the second-connector , said pair of parallel latch-arms overlaying the outer-surface and extending along a longitudinal-axis of the second-connector and terminating at a first cross-beam that spans the pair of parallel latch-arms , said cantilevered latch further including a second cross-beam parallel to the first cross-beam and positioned between the base and the first cross-beam , said second cross-beam configured to releasably lock the locking-lug when the first-connector is in the mated-position , characterized in that said pair of parallel latch-arms includes a rib extending beyond a bottom-surface of each individual latch-arm from the base to the first cross-beam , said rib defining a first arcuate-protrusion and a second arcuate-protrusion , said first arcuate-protrusion located proximate the first cross-beam and the second arcuate-protrusion located proximate the second cross-beam , wherein the locking-lug deflects the pair of parallel latch-arms toward the outer-surface of the second-connector when the first-connector is moved from the unmated-position to the mated-position , whereby both the first arcuate-protrusion and the second arcuate-protrusion contact the outer-surface to limit a deflection of the pair of parallel latch-arms . a first-connector having a locking-lug ; and a second-connector configured to mate with the first-connector , said second-connector having a cantilevered latch configured to slidably engage the locking-lug when the first-connector is moved from an unmated-position to a mated-position , said cantilevered latch generally having an H-shape and including a pair of parallel latch-arms extending from a base , said base attached to an outer-surface of the second-connector , said pair of parallel latch-arms overlaying the outer-surface and extending along a longitudinal-axis of the second-connector and terminating at a first cross-beam that spans the pair of parallel latch-arms , said cantilevered latch further including a second cross-beam parallel to the first cross-beam and positioned between the base and the first cross-beam , said second cross-beam configured to releasably lock the locking-lug when the first-connector is in the mated-position , characterized in that said pair of parallel latch-arms includes a rib extending beyond a bottom-surface of each individual latch-arm from the base to the first cross-beam , said rib defining a first arcuate-protrusion and a second arcuate-protrusion , said first arcuate-protrusion located proximate the first cross-beam and the second arcuate-protrusion located proximate the second cross-beam , wherein the locking-lug deflects the pair of parallel latch-arms toward the outer-surface of the second-connector when the first-connector is moved from the unmated-position to the mated-position , whereby both the first arcuate-protrusion and the second arcuate-protrusion contact the outer-surface to limit a deflection of the pair of parallel latch-arms . <EOS>