Patent ID: 8439702

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing defining a front side and a top side; a movable locking member releasably secured to the side of the housing, the movable locking member including 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; wherein the movable locking member is configured and dimensioned to be moved away from the front side to allow the housing to be moved to a first position within a receiving cavity of a 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, wherein the first and second locking tabs prevent the locking member from being unsecured from the top side of the housing when the locking member is moved away from the front side of the housing, wherein the housing further includes a first flange extending from a side thereof and the receiver member further includes a first projection, the first flange configured and dimensioned to bypass the first projection when the housing is moved to the first position; and wherein the first flange is lockingly engaged with the first projection when the housing is in the second position.