Patent ID: 8262410

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing comprising contact receiving areas and contact latches; electrical contacts located in the receiving areas and retained with the housing by the latches; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member movably connected to the housing, wherein the TPA member is slidably connected to the housing between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position the TPA member allows the latches to move to a disengaged position with the contacts, and wherein in the locked position the TPA member prevents the latches from deflecting to the disengaged position, wherein the TPA member is slidably on the housing between the unlocked position and the locked position, and wherein the TPA member comprises at least one cam surface which is configured to cam the latches as the TPA member is slid towards the locked position, wherein the TPA member comprises a leading face with cam holes therethrough, wherein the latches comprise front portions located in the cam holes.