Patent ID: 7841888

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a connector comprising a housing portion, first electrical terminals mounted in the housing portion for supplying electrical power, and a resilient locking member moveable between an outwardly disposed locked position and an inwardly disposed unlocked position, the locking member being an integrally formed part of the housing portion and being biased towards the locked position; and an appliance inlet comprising a cavity portion arranged to receive the connector, second electrical terminals arranged to contact and receive electrical power from the first electrical terminals when the connector is received in the cavity portion, and a recess disposed in the cavity; wherein the locking member engages with the recess thereby preventing removal of the connector from the appliance inlet when the connector is received in the appliance inlet, and is disengageable from the recess thereby allowing removal of the connector from the appliance inlet by application of a force to the locking member in a direction inwardly of the connector, the locking member including a locking projection receivable in the recess and the locking projection including a stepped portion arranged to cooperate with the appliance inlet so as to provide multiple locking positions.