Right angle connector with terminal contact protection

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• an outer housing including a pair of guide posts extending parallel to a mating axis;
• a pair of electrical terminals secured within the outer housing;
• and
• an inner housing defining a pair of apertures slideably attached to the outer housing, wherein the inner housing is configured to move along the mating axis from a first position in which the pair of electrical terminals is contained within the inner housing to a second position in which the pair of electrical terminals extend through the pair of apertures, wherein the inner housing comprises a pair of guide tubes extending parallel to the mating axis, said pair of guide tubes each defining a guide cavity extending through the pair of guide tubes parallel to the mating axis, and wherein at least a portion of each of the pair of guide posts is disposed within one of the pair of guide cavities when the inner housing is in the first position and in the second position.