Patent ID: 7278883

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a plurality of electrical terminals; and a housing having the electrical terminals connected thereto, wherein the housing comprises a first housing member and a second housing member movably connected to the first housing member, wherein the first housing member comprises snap-lock latches which lock the terminals in terminal receiving channels of the first housing member and the first and second housing members form a terminal position assurance (TPA) feature, wherein the terminal receiving channels comprise a first row of the terminal receiving channels with a first one of the terminal receiving channels and a second one of the terminal receiving channels being separated from each other by a wall of the first housing member, and the first housing member having a substantially open wall area between a third one of the terminal receiving channels and the second terminal receiving channel, wherein the second housing member is adapted to at least partially close the open wall area, and wherein the first housing member and the second housing member are configured to contact front ends of the terminals.