Electrical connector assembly with connection assist

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing;
• a slide slidably mounted to the housing, wherein the slide comprises a rack section with teeth;
• a cam member rotatably mounted to the housing, wherein the cam member comprises a taming surface adapted to contact a cam portion of a mating electrical connector, and wherein the cam member comprises a gear section with teeth engaging the teeth of the slide;
• and
• a connector position assurance (CPA) member movably connected to the housing, wherein the CPA member is adapted to directly engage the cam member for preventing the cam member from rotating relative to the housing,
• wherein the CPA member is slidably mounted directly on the housing proximate a rear side of the cam member.

An electrical connector slide member comprising:

• a main housing section having a general ring shape with a central channel adapted to receive a housing of an electrical connector therein;
• a rack section comprising teeth on the main section at the central channel arranged in a row as a series along a longitudinal length of the rack section;
• a first latch comprising a first deflectable cantilevered arm extending into the central channel in a first direction;
• wherein the first arm extends from a front end of a cantilevered section of a side wall of the main housing section and
• a second latch comprising a second deflectable cantilevered arm extending into the central channel in a second direction, wherein the second arm extends from a top wall or a bottom wall of the main housing generally perpendicular to the side wall.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing adapted to receive a portion of a mating electrical connector;
• a slide movably mounted to the housing, wherein the slide comprises a section with teeth, and wherein the slide is adapted to be moved from a retracted position on the housing to an extended position on the housing around portion of the mating electrical connector;
• and
• a cam member rotatably mounted to the housing, wherein the cam member comprises a caming surface adapted to contact a cam portion of the mating electrical connector, wherein the cam member comprises a gear section with teeth engaging the teeth of the slide, and wherein the cam member comprises a connector position assurance (CPA) slot adapted to receive a portion of a CPA member in the CPA slot.