Patent ID: 8784127

Claim:
An electrical connection system including a first connector housing containing associated electrical contacts and a second connector housing containing associated mating electrical contacts configured to mate with the first connector housing and the first connector housing's associated electrical contacts along a mating axis, and the first connector housing further includes a mating assist lever pivotally mounted to the first connector housing and configured to rotationally pivot between an INOPERATIVE position and a CLOSED position, the electrical connection system comprising: a locking means disposed on said mating assist lever, wherein when the mating assist lever is movingly rotated to the CLOSED position so that the first connector housing and the second connector housing are mated together and the locking means is disposed adjacent the second connector housing, a force sufficiently applied against the locking means actuates the locking means so that the locking means latchingly secures the first connector housing to the second connector housing; and a connector position assurance member slidably mounted on the mating assist lever and configured to slide in a direction transverse to the mating axis between an INOPERATIVE position and a LOCKED position, and wherein said connector position assurance member prevents displacement of said latched locking means when the connector position assurance member is disposed in the LOCKED position.