Modular plug with slider latch

A modular plug for connection to a complementary plug receptacle, the modular plug comprising:

• a housing supporting at least one terminal for electrical connection with a contact of the plug receptacle;
• and
• a slider latch including a distal end portion operatively connected to the housing, a proximal end portion configured and adapted for operative inter-engagement with the housing wherein the proximal end portion is slidingly connected to the housing such that the proximal end portion is configured to move along the housing away from the distal end portion, and a flexible intermediate portion disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion;
• wherein when the proximal end portion of the slider latch is operatively connected to the housing, the intermediate portion of the slider latch bends to define an anti-snag feature.

A modular plug for terminating a plurality of electrical wires and for electrically mating with a complementary plug receptacle, the modular plug comprising:

• a housing for holding a plurality of terminals that are engageable with contacts of a mating plug receptacle, the housing defining a cavity which is open to the terminals and is configured and adapted to receive a plurality of wires therein, the housing including:
• a first-half portion having a base wall and a pair of upstanding spaced apart side walls, wherein each of the side walls of the first-half portion includes an elongate slot formed therein;
• and
• a second-half portion in selective operative association with the first-half portion, the second-half portion having a base wall and a pair of upstanding spaced apart side walls, wherein each of the side walls of the second-half portion includes a tab projecting therefrom, wherein the tabs are configured and dimensioned to selectively engage a respective elongate slot of the first-half portion;
• a slider latch including:
• a distal end portion integrally formed with the housing, wherein the distal end portion of the slider latch includes at least one shoulder for selectively engaging a complementary shoulder provided on the plug receptacle;
• a proximal end portion configured and adapted for sliding engagement with the housing;
• and
• an intermediate portion disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion, the intermediate portion of the slider latch includes a pair of flex points including a distal flex point formed in an inner surface thereof and a proximal flex point formed in an outer surface thereof;
• wherein when the proximal end portion of the slider latch is operatively connected to the housing, the intermediate portion of the slider latch defines an anti-snag feature.