A method of operating a connector latch, comprising: moving a button and a latch beam of said connector latch from a first, undeflected position down to a second, transitional position and then up to a third, preloaded position, wherein said button is located at a distal end of said latch beam and has at least a first surface , wherein said latch beam is made of plastic, and said latch beam is connected to a body of a first female connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) has at least a first surface on a first frame of the connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first surface of said button extending outward away from the button toward the general direction of the first frame , said first, undeflected position corresponds to said first surface of said button being above said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button not engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said second, transitional position corresponds to said first surface of said button being below said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button not engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) and characterized in that said third, preloaded position corresponds to said first surface of said button being below said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) thereby locking the connector latch in said third, preloaded position. moving a button and a latch beam of said connector latch from a first, undeflected position down to a second, transitional position and then up to a third, preloaded position, wherein said button is located at a distal end of said latch beam and has at least a first surface , wherein said latch beam is made of plastic, and said latch beam is connected to a body of a first female connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) has at least a first surface on a first frame of the connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first surface of said button extending outward away from the button toward the general direction of the first frame , said first, undeflected position corresponds to said first surface of said button being above said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button not engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said second, transitional position corresponds to said first surface of said button being below said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button not engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) and characterized in that said third, preloaded position corresponds to said first surface of said button being below said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface of said button engaging with said first surface on the first frame of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) thereby locking the connector latch in said third, preloaded position. <EOS>