Patent ID: 7695297

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing comprising contact receiving areas and contact latches; electrical contacts located in the receiving areas and retained with the housing by the latches; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member movably connected to the housing, wherein the TPA member is slidably connected to the housing between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position the TPA member allows the latches to move to a disengaged position with the contacts, and wherein in the locked position the TPA member prevents the latches from deflecting to the disengaged position, and wherein the TPA member is slidable on the housing between the unlocked position and the locked position in a first direction which is orthogonal to a second direction of insertion of the contacts into the housing, and wherein the first direction is generally orthogonal to a direction of initial insertion of the TPA member into the housing.