Patent ID: 8297993

Claim:
Connector arrangement, comprising: a first connector housing and a complementary second connector housing; a mate assist device, comprising at least one actuating arm movably mountable to the first connector housing, wherein the actuating arm comprises at least one cam slot and the second connector housing comprises at least one corresponding cam nose to engage the cam slot, such that upon actuating of the mate assist device the cam slot can draw the cam nose towards the first connector housing to move the second connector housing towards the first connector housing; wherein the actuating arm is provided with at least one blocking wing, which forms part of the at least one cam slot and which wing is arranged movable with respect to the actuating arm and prevents an actuating of the mate assist device, when the second connector housing is not at least partially mated with the first connector housing, characterized in that the blocking wing has a reduced thickness in comparison with the actuating arm or in that at least one portion of the blocking wing is provided with a reduced thickness in comparison with the actuating arm to facilitate a bending of the blocking wing with respect to the actuating arm.