Abstract: An electrical connector including electrical contacts; a housing having the electrical contacts connected thereto; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a cam member movably mounted to the housing having a slot for receiving a cam portion of the mating electrical connector and a rack section with teeth engaging a user actuatable member movably mounted to the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector housing assembly including an electrical connector housing having electrical terminal receiving areas; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member movably mounted to the electrical connector housing. The TPA member is latched to the electrical connector housing in a pre-lock position by lateral side latches of the TPA member. The side latches have sections adapted to be deflected in an inward direction to un-latch the TPA member from the pre-lock position.

Abstract: An electrical connector including at least one electrical contact, a housing, and a connector position assurance (CPA) member. The housing has a latch for latching the housing to a mating electrical connector. The electrical contact is located in the housing. The CPA member is connected to the housing and is adapted to prevent the latch from moving when the housing is mated with the mating electrical connector. The CPA member is adapted to move the latch after the housing is mated with the mating electrical connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a lever pivotably connected to the housing, a slider slidably connected to the housing, and a system for preventing unintentional movement of the lever from an unlocked position. The system for preventing unintentional movement of the lever includes a first latch adapted to be manually actuated by a user and a second latch on the slider adapted to be automatically moved by the mating electrical connector when the housing is initially mounted on the mating electrical connector. Both the first and second latches are moved to enable movement of the lever from the unlocked position.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a plurality of electrical terminals; and a housing having the electrical terminals connected thereto. The housing includes a first housing member and a second housing member movably connected to the first housing member. The first housing member includes snap-lock latches which lock the terminals in terminal receiving channels of the first housing member. The terminal receiving channels include a first row of the terminal receiving channels with a first one of the terminal receiving channels and a second one of the terminal receiving channels being separated from each other by a wall of the first housing member, and the first housing member having a substantially open wall area between a third one of the terminal receiving channels and the second terminal receiving channel. The second housing member is adapted to at least partially close the open wall area.

Abstract: A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal including a frame with a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact; and a spring movably captured in the receptacle section. The spring includes a front end and a contact section spaced from the front end for contacting the male contact when the male contact is inserted into the receptacle section. The frame includes inward projections capturing the front end of the spring at the inward projections. The receptacle section includes an interior facing frame contact surface for contacting the male contact when the male contact is inserted into the receptacle section. The frame contact surface includes at least one inward projection which form a plurality of angled contact areas. At least one of the contact areas is angled relative to an insertion path of the male contact into the receptacle section.

Abstract: An electrical connector including electrical contacts; a housing having the electrical contacts connected thereto; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a cam member movably mounted to the housing having a slot for receiving a cam portion of the mating electrical connector and a rack section with teeth engaging a user actuatable member movably mounted to the housing.

Abstract: A lever type electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a housing with opposite sides. A single actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing intermediate the opposite sides thereof for pivotal movement about an axis extending in a direction between the opposite sides of the housing. The actuating lever includes a cam groove. A second connector mates with the first connector and has a cam follower projection to be engaged in the cam groove of the single actuating lever, whereby the connectors are mated and unmated in response to rotation of the actuating lever.

Abstract: A lever type electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a housing with opposite sides. A single actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing intermediate the opposite sides thereof for pivotal movement about an axis extending in a direction between the opposite sides of the housing. The actuating lever includes a cam groove. A second connector mates with the first connector and has a cam follower projection to be engaged in the cam groove of the single actuating lever, whereby the connectors are mated and unmated in response to rotation of the actuating lever.

Abstract: An electrical terminal socket is provided for receiving a terminal pin member. The socket is stamped and formed from a single sheet of conductive metal material and includes a base wall, and a pair of side walls folded upwardly from opposite sides of the base wall. A top wall is folded inwardly from the top of one of the side walls, whereby the base wall, side walls and top wall define a socket with an opening at a front end thereof for receiving the terminal pin member. A terminating section extends from the base wall at a rear end of the socket. A spring arm is folded downwardly from a rear end of the top wall into the socket. The spring arm is tapered from a wide end thereof joined to the top wall to a narrow free end thereof which does not interfere with the terminating section during stamping and forming of the electrical terminal socket.