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Connector position assurance device for a sealed connector

  • US 6,547,584 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2001
  • Issued: 04/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sealed electrical connector assembly, said assembly comprising:

  • a connector position assurance device (CPA) including at least one CPA support rail and a CPA latch finger;

    a plug housing having a body section with a mating interface on one end thereof, said mating interface retaining a plurality of plug contacts, said plug housing further including a shroud extending about at least a portion of said body section, said shroud being spaced apart from said body section by a gap, said mating interface extending outwardly from and beyond said shroud;

    a header having a base retaining a plurality of header contacts adapted to electrically engage said plug contacts, said header having walls defining a plug receptacle adapted for receiving said mating interface, said walls being received in said gap between said shroud and said body section;

    a seal mounted to one of said plug housing and header, said seal forming a hermetic seal between said plug housing and header when said plug housing and header are fully mated with one another; and

    a CPA retention assembly mounted to at least one of said plug housing and said header, said CPA being slidably mounted to said CPA retention assembly and movable between a retracted position and a locked position, said CPA permitting engagement and disengagement of said header and plug housing when in said retracted position, said CPA preventing engagement and disengagement of said header and plug housing when in said locked position.

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