Patent ID: 7611365

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one first electrical terminal, the first housing including a first wall opposite a second wall, the first wall defining an aperture, the first housing having a longitudinal axis; a second housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one second electrical terminal, the bore sized such that the second housing fits over a portion of the first housing, including a first wall opposite a second wall, the first wall including a first engagement feature; a first rotatable element coupled to the first housing and retained within the aperture of the first wall, the first rotatable element including a first feature that engages the first engagement feature of the first wall of the second housing, and a second feature; and a mechanical assist that includes at least one assist feature that engages the second feature of the first rotatable element so that movement of the mechanical assist in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the female housing causes the first rotatable element to rotate and draw the at least one first electrical terminal into contact with the at least one second electrical terminal.