Patent ID: 7267564

Claim:
A lever type electrical connector assembly, comprising: a connector housing for mounting a plurality of terminals and including a forward end for mating with a complementary mating connector and a rear end for receiving a plurality of pre-terminated wires; a mating assist lever pivotally movably mounted on the housing for movement in a pivotal operating stroke between a pre-load position at one end of the stroke to allow the pre-terminated wires to be inserted into the connector housing and a mated position at an opposite end of the stroke; interengaging latch means between the connector housing and the mating assist lever to hold the lever in its pre-load position; and a wire dress cover mountable over the rear end of the connector housing to protect said pre-terminated wires, the wire dress cover having release means for disengaging said latch means to allow the mating assist lever to be pivoted after the cover is mounted on the housing.