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Abstract

An electrical connector system including a first and second connector housing wherein the first connector housing made from a die cast metal. The first connector housing includes a base portion having a plurality of through holes formed therein and a shroud extending from the base portion and surrounding the plurality of through holes. The shroud forming a socket to receive projections extending from the second connector housing in the mating direction of the connector housings, and wherein the first connector housing is connected to an electronic device having a plurality of electrical terminal pins extending through the through holes for engaging female terminals carried in the projections of the second connector housing. An insert member is snap fitted into the first connector housing and includes an elongated flexible locking finger extending in the mating direction of the connector housings and having a locking shoulder extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of locking finger for lockable engagement with a lock shoulder on the second connector housing so that the first and second connector housings may be temporarily connected together in a pre-staged position. The first and second connector housings having a primary lock mechanism that may be engaged, after the connector housings are coupled together in the pre-states position, to coupled the first and second connector housings in a final fixed position wherein the electrical terminal to pins are fully engaged with the female terminals.

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