Connector assembly with a latch

A connector configured to latch and unlatch with a mating connector having a latch arm, the connector comprising:

• a housing comprising a mating end configured to engage the mating connector;
• a contact held by the housing;
• a latch receptacle extending into the mating end of the housing, the latch receptacle configured to receive the latch arm of the mating connector therein;
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• a latch element extending entirely within the latch receptacle, the latch element comprising a latching surface configured to engage the latch arm of the mating connector.

A connector configured to latch and unlatch with a mating connector having a latch receptacle and a latch element extending within the latch receptacle, the connector comprising:

• a housing comprising a base and a plurality of extensions extending outwardly from the base within a plane, the extensions being configured to engage the mating connector;
• a plurality of contacts, each contact being held by a corresponding one of the extensions;
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• a latch arm extending outwardly from the base of the housing, the latch arm extending within the plane between two adjacent extensions of the plurality of extensions, the latch arm being configured to be received within the latch receptacle of the mating connector, the latch arm comprising a latch member configured to engage the latch element of the mating connector.