Patent ID: 7682180

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing having at least one contact cavity extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and an opposite contact loading end; a primary terminal lock extending from an interior wall of said housing and configured to engage a terminal contact to retain the terminal contact in said at least one contact cavity, and a secondary locking member integrally formed with said housing and having a flexible hinge member proximate said contact loading end that pivotably connects said secondary locking member to said housing, said secondary locking member being pivoted about said flexible hinge member between an unseated position and a seated position, the secondary locking member being configured to retain the terminal contact in said at least one contact cavity when said secondary locking member is in the seated position, said secondary locking member including an engagement end that is received in said housing in a direction transverse to the axis of said at least one contact cavity to provide a visible indication of a seating condition of the terminal contact.