Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector 2 which can be positioned in a shroud 70 that can be actuated by a lever 72 to mate with a pin header connector 4. Contact terminals 10 located in cavities 30 in a molded housing 20 are held in place by primary latching members that comprise molded deflectable cantilever latches 50. The latches 50 are part of external housing faces 28. During insertion and removal of the contacts 10, the latches are outwardly deflected. A stop shoulder 54 on the front of each latch 50 is opposed to a fixed shoulder 40 to prevent excess latch deflection and overstressing of the plastic. The latch stop shoulders 54 are formed on inner corners of a frame 60 located on the distal or front end 52 of the cantilever latches 50 which define a portion of the housing mating face.

Abstract: An electrical connector 10 includes a housing 12 with a plurality of terminals 60 disposed in housing cavities 20. A molded deflectable latch 40 extends from the housing 12 into each cavity 20. The latch 40 engages a terminal 60 positioned within the corresponding cavity 20. The latch 40 deflects to permit insertion of the terminal into the corresponding cavity 20. Each cavity 20 is formed by at least one interior wall 30. Each molded latch 40 deflects relative to an adjacent interior wall 30 and has a finger 50 protruding from the latch 40 toward the adjacent interior wall 30. Each interior wall 30 has an outer shoulder 32 projecting toward an adjacent latch 40 and positioned relative to the finger 50 to prevent excessive deflection of the molded latch 40. The finger 50 is positioned relative to the adjacent interior wall 30 to prevent the latch 40 from lateral movement toward the adjacent interior wall 30 as the latch 40 is deflected.