Patent ID: 8721374

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an electrical terminal; a housing having a front end and a back end having an opening configured to receive the electrical terminal therethrough, the housing including a first lock system configured to allow insertion of the electrical terminal into the housing and prohibit removal of the electrical terminal therefrom, the housing including a tapered surface therein for guiding the electrical terminal to a desired position when the electrical terminal is inserted into the housing; and a second lock system configured to cooperate with the housing: in a lock position for prohibiting removal of the electrical terminal from the housing, and in a pre-lock position wherein a tapered surface of the second lock system is configured to cooperate with the tapered surface of the housing for guiding the electrical terminal to the desired position when the electrical terminal is inserted into the housing, and wherein the second lock system is further configured to prohibit removal of the electrical terminal from the housing by blocking movement of the electrical terminal and the first lock system, and is further configured to cooperate with the removal tool such that the removal tool releases the second lock system and the first lock system.