Patent ID: 8435063

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising first and second connector members, the first connecting member including a first molded plastic body and a plurality of first electrical contacts on the first body, the second connecting member including a second molded plastic body and a plurality of second electrical contacts on the second body, individual pairs of said first and second electrical contacts engaging each other when the two connector members are engaged, the first body including a latch member, the latch member having an arm support extending toward the second body, the arm support having an outer end spaced from the first body and a flexible arm extending from the outer end inwardly toward the first body to a free end, a first rib, a second rib perpendicular to the first rib on the side of the support away from the arm, and a narrow rib on the side of the support adjacent the arm so that the arm support has a generally x-shape, said latch arm joined to said first rib at the outer end of the arm support; and the second connector member defining a latch recess having a mouth, an inwardly extending projection at the mouth and a latch surface facing away from the mouth, the latch recess in alignment with the latch member, whereby during movement of the first and second connector members together to form electrical connections between pairs of said first and second contacts, the latch member is moved into the recess, the latch arm engages and rides over the projection and snaps back in the recess with the free end of the arm in latch engagement with the latch surface to hold the connector members together and the narrow rib prevents over-flexing of the arm.