Quick connect power connector

An electrical connector system comprising:

• a post;
• a keying member;
• and
• an electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising:
• a housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact positioned about the circumference of the post receiving passage wherein the contact will make an electrical engagement with a terminal post inserted into the post receiving passage regardless of the orientation of the terminal post with respect to the contact;
• and
• a locking release member moveably mounted to the housing body, the locking release member being moveable between a first position and a second position, the locking release member cooperating with a locking spring member, the locking spring member having a locking section which cooperates with a recess of the terminal post when the locking release member is in the first position;
• a keying member receiving recess provided in the housing proximate the post receiving passage, the keying member receiving recess is configured to cooperate with the keying member positioned on the post to ensure proper mating of the connector to the post.

An electrical connector for connecting to a terminal post, the electrical connector comprising:

• a housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact positioned about the circumference of the post receiving passage wherein the contact will make an electrical engagement with a terminal post inserted into the post receiving passage regardless of the orientation of the terminal post with respect to the contact;
• and
• a locking release member moveably mounted to the housing body, the locking release member being moveable between a first position and a second position, the locking release member cooperating with a locking spring member, the locking spring member having a locking section which cooperates with a recess of the terminal post when the locking release member is in the first position.