Electrical connector having slide clip attachment

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a male connector member having electrical terminals;
• a female connector member having electrical terminals, the male connector member engaged to the female connector member, the respective electrical terminals thereby coupled;
• an external channel disposed on said male connector member, the external channel having longitudinally extending rails having laterally spaced upper wall portions spaced from a body of said male connector member, said upper wall portions each having an exposed outer surface and an opposite inner surface;
• a slide clip engaged slideably in the channel, the slide clip having a main body having an upper side portion and a lower side portion separated vertically and extended longitudinally along the side of the clip, the upper and lower side portions each having opposing inward reactive surfaces defining a longitudinal groove, the inward reactive surface of the upper side portions overlying and facing the outer surface of the upper wall portions of the rails, the inward reactive surface of the lower side portions underlying and facing the inner surface of the upper wall portions of the rails;
• at least one detent disposed on the inward reactive surface of the upper side portion, the detent being a recess;
• at least one bump lock projection mated with the recess, the bump lock projection formed on the respective outer surface of the upper wall portion of the channel, the upper and lower side portions formed to resiliently separate vertically to accommodate the upper wall portion and the bump lock projection prior to the projection snapping into the recess;
• a support structure having at least one aperture;
• and
• at least one attachment feature protruded rigidly from the slide clip and engaged through the aperture, the upper side portions of the slide clip contacting the support structure.

A slide clip for an electrical connector comprising:

• a main body having an upper side portion and a lower side portion separated vertically and extended longitudinally to the side of the clip, the upper and lower side portions being vertically resilient, the upper and lower side portions each having opposing inward reactive surfaces defining a longitudinal groove;
• attachment features formed unitarily and laterally positioned to the main body, the attachment features for mounting the slide clip on an adjacent support structure;
• and
• a cantilevered lock arm projected longitudinally away from the main body, the lock arm having a locking shoulder disposed at the lock arm free end.