Patent ID: 7896683

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a plug connector extending along a mating axis from a front mating end, the plug connector comprising: a connector body having a shroud including a longitudinal side and a lateral side meeting at a shroud corner, the longitudinal and lateral sides extending along the mating axis; socket contacts received in the shroud; a rib projecting away from the longitudinal side, the rib having a position proximate to the shroud corner; a wing guide projecting a distance from the lateral side to a distal end and being positioned proximate to the shroud corner, the rib and the wing guide extending in directions that are generally perpendicular to each other; and a receptacle connector having walls defining a cavity, the receptacle connector including a mating end with an opening for accessing the cavity and pin contacts arranged therein, the cavity having a complementary shape configured to receive the connector body, the walls of the receptacle connector directing the connector body into the cavity such that the socket contacts engage and mate with the pin contacts, wherein the position of the wing guide and the position of the rib are configured to prevent the pin contacts from being damaged when the connector body is erroneously inserted into the receptacle connector.