Patent ID: 7993154

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first and a second electrical connector connectable along an axis, each electrical connector having a first and a second end, each electrical connector including a housing configured and dimensioned for receiving at least one electrical terminal, each electrical terminal of the first electrical connector making physical contact with a corresponding electrical terminal of the second electrical connector during connection thereof; a first keying arrangement configured to individually surround at least one electrical terminal of each of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, the surrounded at least one electrical terminal of the first electrical connector and the surrounded at least one electrical terminal of the second electrical connector corresponding to make physical contact with each other during connection thereof, the first keying arrangement for polarizing to assure proper orientation of the first electrical connector with the second electrical connector during connection thereof; and the housing of the first electrical connector having an extension portion extending parallel to the axis and past the first end of the first electrical connector that partially receives the first end of the second electrical connector to substantially align the first and second electrical connectors along the axis, the alignment along the axis being achieved prior to physical contact between corresponding electrical terminals of the first and second electrical connectors.