Patent ID: 7470138

Claim:
A connector position assurance device, comprising: a base panel member extending along and about a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral axis defining a lateral direction and a transverse axis defining a transverse direction with the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis and the transverse axis being oriented perpendicularly relative to one another; and a latch assembly connected to and extending generally perpendicularly and forwardly from the base panel member in the longitudinal direction, the latch assembly having a first flexible arm and a second flexible arm disposed in a juxtaposed manner relative to one another on generally opposing sides of the longitudinal axis forming a channel therebetween, each one of the first and second flexible arms operative to move to and between a normal relaxed state and a flexed state generally in the lateral direction, each one the first and second flexible arms being resiliently biased to the normal relaxed state, the first flexible arm having a talon portion at a first flexible arm distal end thereof, the talon portion projecting laterally outwardly away from the channel, the second flexible arm having a guiding projection at a second flexible arm distal end thereof, the guide projection projecting laterally outwardly away from the channel.