Patent ID: 7172459

Claim:
An electrical connector having a split electrical connector housing, the split electrical connector housing comprising: a first housing with a plurality of contact receiving compartments, the first housing having a projection extending from an outer surface thereof; a second housing independent from the first housing, the second housing having a first housing receiving opening that receives the first housing; and an elastic arm formed on an outer surface of the second housing, the elastic arm extending on the outer surface of the second housing from a side formed for insertion of the first housing into the first housing receiving opening toward a side formed for receipt in a mating connector, the elastic arm having a protrusion that extends into the first housing receiving opening on the side of the second housing formed for receipt in the mating connector that engages the projection as the first housing is received in the first housing receiving opening, the elastic arm being biased upward by the projection to change a contour of the outer surface of the second housing when the first housing is partially received in the second housing.