| US 7,611,365 B1 | ||
| Connector | ||
| JenVun Ng, Westland, Mich. (US); Mark Grant, Whitelake, Mich. (US); Bryan D. Cole, Plymouth, Mich. (US); Vijay Keshavamurthy, Canton, Mich. (US); and James Dawson, Macomb, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 13, 2009, as Appl. No. 12/353,037. | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/62 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—157 | 20 Claims |

| 9. A connector comprising:
a female housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one female electrical terminal, the female housing including
a top wall opposite a bottom wall, each of the top wall and the bottom wall defining an aperture;
a male housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one male electrical terminal, the bore sized such that the male
housing fits over a portion of the female housing, the male housing including a top wall opposite a bottom wall, each of the
top wall and the bottom wall including an engagement feature;
a first rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the top wall of the female housing, the first rotatable element
including a first feature that engages the engagement feature of the top wall of the male housing, and a second feature;
a second rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the bottom wall of the female housing, the second rotatable
element including a third feature that engages the engagement feature of the bottom wall of the male housing, and a fourth
feature; and
a mechanical assist that includes a first assist feature that engages the second feature of the first rotatable element and
a second assist feature that engages the fourth feature of the second rotatable element so that movement of the mechanical
assist relative to the female housing rotates the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element to draw the at
least one female electrical terminal into contact with the at least one male electrical terminal.
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