Patent ID: 8628351

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing defining a front side and a top side; an elongated movable locking member releasably secured to the top side of the housing, the movable locking member including: (i) a distal locking head that extends substantially across the top side of the housing from one end to the other end, the locking head having a first end including a first locking tab and a second end including a second locking tab, and (ii) a proximal end that extends proximally away from the housing; wherein the movable locking member is configured and dimensioned to be moved away from the front side to allow the housing to be: (i) moved to a first position within a receiving cavity of a receiver member, or (ii) removed from the receiving cavity of the receiver member; wherein the movable locking member is configured and dimensioned to be moved towards the front side of the housing to secure the housing within the receiving cavity after the housing has moved to a second position within the receiving cavity; wherein the first and second locking tabs lockingly engage with the receiver member after the movable locking member has moved towards the front side of the housing to secure the housing within the receiving cavity; and wherein the proximal end of the movable locking member that extends proximally away from the housing enables an operator to quickly and easily move the movable locking member towards or away from the front side of the housing.