Patent ID: 8747146

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing having; side walls extending longitudinally between a front face and a rear face and being laterally offset from one another; at least one terminal receiving passageway, an opening positioned proximate the at least one terminal receiving passageway, a primary latch for latching the electrical connector to a mating connector; and a slot extending longitudinally along side the primary latch between the primary latch and one of the side walls; and a connector position assurance member (CPA) being positionable in the opening and having a locking latch which is laterally offset from the primary latch, the locking latch being positioned in the slot along side the primary latch between the primary latch and the corresponding side wall, the CPA having first and second longitudinal positions, where the CPA is in a partially inserted position within the opening in the first longitudinal position, and where the housing is in a fully mated position within a mating connector housing and the CPA is in a fully inserted position within the opening in the second longitudinal position.