Latched electrical connector assembly

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a first connector for mounting on a circuit board and including
• an insulative upright body having a front mating face and a rear terminating face with a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending through the body between the front and rear faces thereof and an engaging plate extending from the mating face in a forward mating direction away from the body, the engaging plate having a first retaining protrusion projecting from a top side of the engaging plate transversely of the mating direction and defining a retaining groove therebehind between the protrusion and the front mating face of the body, and
• a plurality of terminals extending through the terminal-receiving passages in the body, the terminals having contact portions projecting forwardly from the mating face of the body generally parallel to the engaging plate, and the terminals having terminating portions projecting from the rear face of the body for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the circuit board;
• and
• a second connector including an insulative housing having a plurality of holes for receiving the contact portions of the terminals projecting from the body of the first connector into engagement with conductive contacts of the second connector, the housing having a second retaining protrusion formed on a bottom side of the housing for latching engagement within the groove behind the first retaining protrusion on the engaging plate of the first connector, and the housing having a guide channel formed between a pair of guide walls depending from the bottom side of the housing for guiding the engaging plate of the first connector thereinto.

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a first connector including
• an insulative upright body having a front mating face and a rear terminating face with a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending through the body between the front and rear faces thereof and an engaging plate extending from the mating face in a forward mating direction away from the body, the engaging plate having a first retaining protrusion projecting transversely of the mating direction and defining a retaining groove therebehind between the protrusion and the front mating face of the body, and
• a plurality of terminals extending through the terminal-receiving passages in the body, the terminals having contact portions projecting forwardly from the mating face of the body generally parallel to the engaging plate;
• and
• a second connector including an insulative housing having a plurality of holes for receiving the contact portions of the terminals projecting from the body of the first connector into engagement with conductive contacts of the second connector, the housing having a second retaining protrusion for latching engagement within the groove behind the first retaining protrusion on the engaging plate of the first connector.