Short circuit electrical connector

A short circuit electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a first connector including
• an insulative housing having a front mating end with an opening communicating with an interior cavity, and a slot in the front mating end at an edge of the opening,
• a plurality of terminals mounted in the housing and having contact portions in the cavity thereof, and
• a shorting member having a retention section extending rearwardly from the mating end of the housing and insertable into said slot for securing the member in the housing near said opening, an inclined section extending rearwardly from a rear edge of the retention section into the cavity, and a contact section extending from the inclined section remote from the retention section, a front edge of the retention section being in-line with the inclined section;
• and
• a second connector for mating with the first connector and including
• an insulative housing having a mating plug end for insertion through the opening and into the cavity of the first connector,
• a plurality of terminals having contact portions for engaging the contact portions of the terminals of the first connector, and
• an engagement member for engaging the inclined section of said shorting member to move the contact section of the shorting member out of engagement with said pair of terminals when the two connectors are fully mated.