Patent ID: 7402057

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector body having an open ended cavity; laterally spaced terminals that are made from electrically conductive material being mounted in said terminal cavity; a shorting clip being mounted at a distal end of said first connector body and extending into said terminal cavity; said shorting clip being made from electrically conductive and resiliently yieldable material; said shorting clip having an intermediate deflection section spaced away from a wall of said first connector body and positioned to be deflected a predetermined distance by a second connector body mating with said first connector body; and said shorting clip having distal contact areas for normally being biased to abut against the laterally spaced terminals and resiliently movable away from said laterally spaced terminals when said intermediate deflection section is deflected by said second connector body; further comprising a secondary lock having a first staging position to maintain the shorting clip in a deflected position to provide space between the secondary lock and distal contact areas in order to install the laterally spaced terminals into said terminal cavity without abutting or touching the shorting clip.