Patent ID: 6896538

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a connector position assurance device (CPA) movable between locked and unlocked positions including a rail; a first connector housing having a mating end; a second connector housing matable to said first connector housing, said second connector housing having an opening configured to accept said mating end of said first connector housing; a CPA guide assembly mounted to one of said first connector housing and second connector housing, said CPA guide assembly including a CPA guide rail slidably accepting said rail of said CPA, and the other of said first connector housing and second connector housing including a CPA holder, said CPA permitting engagement and disengagement of said first connector housing and said second connector housing when in said unlocked position; and a sweeping element mounted to said CPA, said sweeping element extending laterally from said CPA providing a wedge to remove debris as said CPA is moved to said unlocked position.