Electrical connector with two step positive contact retention

摘要

An electrical connector comprising a housing having at least two contact receiving passageways with contacts therein and a locking member for positively retaining the contacts therein, the locking member having an unlocked position where the contacts may be received in the passageways and a locked position where the contacts are positively retained within the passageways, the electrical connector being characterized in that the locking member has an intermediate position wherein one of the contacts would be positively locked within its respective passageway while the other contact is free to be inserted or removed from its respective passageway.