Quick connect power connector system

An in-line electrical connector for connecting to a terminal post, the in-line electrical connector comprising:

• a housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact positioned about the circumference of the post receiving passage wherein the contact will make an electrical engagement with terminal posts inserted into the post;
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• a locking release member moveably mounted to the housing body, the locking release member being moveable between a first position and a second position, the locking release member cooperating with a locking spring member, the locking spring member having a locking section which cooperates with a recess of the terminal post when the locking release member is in the first position;
• a secondary locking element is positioned on the terminal post, the secondary locking member has a post locking member and an engagement member, the secondary locking member is positioned in a slot provided in a mating indicator at a top end of the terminal post, wherein when the terminal post is fully inserted into the housing body, the engagement member of the secondary locking member is moved toward the longitudinal center of the post, causing the secondary locking member to move to the second position, in which the post locking member engages or is positioned proximate to a top end of the housing body of the connector to prevent, the removal of the terminal post from the connector.

An electrical connector system for connecting an electrical connector to a terminal post, the electrical connector system comprising:

• the electrical connector having a housing body with a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact positioned about the circumference of the post receiving passage wherein the contact will make an electrical engagement with the terminal post inserted into the post receiving passage regardless of the orientation of the terminal post with respect to the contact;
• a locking release member moveably mounted to the housing body, the locking release member being moveable between a locking release member first position and a locking release member second position, the locking release member cooperating with a locking spring member, the locking spring member having a locking section which cooperates with a first recess of the terminal post when the locking release member is in the locking release member first position, the locking release member has a slot into which secondary locking member is positioned;
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• a secondary lock member to prevent the unwanted disengagement of the connector from the terminal, the secondary lock member being moveable between a first position and a second position, a stop member of the secondary locking member is positioned below the locking release member when the secondary locking member is in the first position, the stop member is positioned between the locking release member and a back wall of the housing body when the secondary locking member is in the second position, wherein when the secondary locking member is in the second position the locking release member is prevented from being depressed toward the back wall, preventing the removal of the terminal post from the electrical connector.