Patent ID: 7670177

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing having a mating cavity configured to receive a mating connector along a cavity axis, the dielectric housing having projections extending into the mating cavity, the dielectric housing having at least one terminal cavity opening to the mating cavity, the terminal cavity being configured to receive a terminal therein having a mating end extending into the mating cavity and configured for mating engagement with the mating connector; and an alignment member received within the mating cavity, the alignment member having an alignment plate having an opening for each terminal cavity, the opening being configured to receive and locate the mating end of the terminal, the alignment member having a latch extending therefrom, the latch engaging the projections to selectively position the alignment member within the mating cavity, the alignment member being movable within the mating cavity in a mating direction and in a supporting direction opposite to the mating direction, the mating direction being toward the terminal cavity and the supporting direction being away from the terminal cavity.