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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Abstract
A connector assembly has a male housing ( ) with a receptacle ( ) and a female housing ( ) that can be received in the receptacle ( ). The female housing ( ) has a resiliently deformable lock arm ( ) with a projection ( ) for engaging a lock ( ) on the male housing ( ) when the housings ( ) are connected properly. A slider ( ) is movable on the female housing ( ) between a position that permits deformation of the lock arm ( ) and a position that prevents deformation of the lock arm ( ). Coil springs ( ) bias the slider ( ) to the deformation preventing position to lock the properly connected housings ( ) together. The housings ( ) can be separated by deforming the lock arm ( ) and pulling both the slider ( ) and the female housing ( ) back from the male housing ( ).