Patent ID: 7077701

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating end and a wiring receiving end, said wire receiving end being configured to receive a pair of terminals; a pair of contact cavities formed in said housing; a pair of TPA channels formed in said housing separate from and adjacent to corresponding said contact cavities, wherein said contact cavities extend from said mating end to said wire receiving end, said housing having a pair of retention beams formed separate from one another and integral with said housing and extending from said mating end towards said wire receiving end; and a cover provided on said wire receiving end of said housing, said cover including a pair of separate terminal position assurance (TPA) elements, each of said TPA elements associated with a respective one of said pair of terminals, said TPA elements extending from said cover through said wire receiving end into said housing, each said TPA element engaging corresponding separate said housing retention beams to prevent movement of said cover to a closed position until the associated terminal is fully loaded through said wire receiving end of said housing.