Abstract: A pair of matable electrical connector housings (30 and 62) comprise a pair of longitudinally spaced locking ribs (52 and 54) on one housing (30) and a channel member (102) on the other housing (62) for receiving the locking ribs (52 and 54) as the housings (30 and 62) are being mated. The channel member (102) has an opening (108) for receiving a locking member (112) on a flexible arm (110) formed integrally with a side (100) of the housing (62). The arm (110) can be flexed to insert the locking member (112) through the opening (108) in the channel member (102) so that the locking member (112) is wedged therein so as to retain the housings (30 and 62) locked in a fully mated condition. Unless the ribs (52 and 54) have been fully inserted into the channel member (102), the housings (30 and 62) being then in a fully mated condition, the locking member (112) cannot be inserted through the opening therein.

Abstract: A terminal clip (2) for holding a conductor (30) against and in electrical contact with a terminal post (32) has a conductor receiving section (4) and mounting sections (6,8). The conductor receiving section (4) has a channel (24) provided therein. The channel (24) has a varied cross-sectional configuration to cooperate and maintain the conductor (30) in position. The mounting sections (6,8) have arcuate, resilient sections (14), which deform within their elastic limits as the clip (2) is inserted onto the post (32). This allows the clip (2) to compensate for dimensional variations, and to generate the normal force required to maintain the conductors (30) and the post (32) in electrical engagement.

Abstract: A connector assembly has a first connector housing and a second connector housing. The first connector housing has terminals which extend from a first end thereof to a second end. The terminals have first cable receiving slots and second cable receiving slots provided at opposed ends thereof. The second connector housing cooperates with a prepared end of a cable, to maintain the cable in alignment with the housing. In use, the first and second connector housings are mated together as the assembly is transported. This insures that the terminals and cable will be protected from the harsh environment into which they are exposed. The configuration of the second cable receiving slots insures that the first and second connectors can be mated and unmated over numerous cycles without damaging the terminals or the cable.