Connector

A connector comprising:

• a female housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one female electrical terminal, the female housing including a top wall opposite a bottom wall, each of the top wall and the bottom wall defining an aperture;
• a male housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one male electrical terminal, the bore sized such that the male housing fits over a portion of the female housing, the male housing including a top wall opposite a bottom wall, each of the top wall and the bottom wall including an engagement feature;
• a first rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the top wall of the female housing, the first rotatable element including a first feature that engages the engagement feature of the top wall of the male housing, and a second feature;
• a second rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the bottom wall of the female housing, the second rotatable element including a third feature that engages the engagement feature of the bottom wall of the male housing, and a fourth feature;
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• a mechanical assist that includes a first assist feature that engages the second feature of the first rotatable element and a second assist feature that engages the fourth feature of the second rotatable element so that movement of the mechanical assist relative to the female housing rotates the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element to draw the at least one female electrical terminal into contact with the at least one male electrical terminal.

A connector comprising:

• a female housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one female electrical terminal, the female housing including a top wall opposite a bottom wall, a proximal end and a distal end, each of the top wall and the bottom wall defining an aperture and including a rail formed at the distal end;
• a male housing that defines a bore for receipt of at least one male electrical terminal, the bore sized such that the male housing fits over a portion of the female housing, the male housing including a top wall opposite a bottom wall, each of the top wall and the bottom wall including a projection;
• a first rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the top wall of the female housing, the first rotatable element including a top surface that extends beyond a surface of the female housing and defines a slot and a groove that slidably receives the projection of the top wall of the male housing and a bottom surface that retains the first rotatable element within the aperture;
• a second rotatable element rotatably coupled to the aperture of the bottom wall of the female housing, the second rotatable element including a top surface that extends beyond a surface of the female housing and defines a second slot and a second groove that slidably receives the projection of the bottom wall of the male housing and a bottom surface that retains the second rotatable element within the aperture;
• a mechanical assist that includes a first pin that engages the slot of the first rotatable element, a second pin opposite the first pin that engages the second slot of the second rotatable element, a first guide that engages the rail of the top wall and a second guide that engages the rail of the bottom wall;
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• wherein the mechanical assist is slidable on the rails of the female housing to draw the at least one female electrical terminal into contact with the at least one male electrical terminal.