Connector assembly with blocking member

A connector housing for housing a predetermined number of electric connections, the connector housing comprising:

• a body portion having a first open end opposite a second open end;
• a plurality of terminal cavities greater than the predetermined number of electric connections so as to define an empty terminal cavity and a filled terminal cavity, wherein the empty terminal cavity is void of a terminal connection and a filled terminal cavity houses one of the predetermined number of electric connections;
• and
• a blocking member, the blocking member disposed within each of the empty terminal cavities and separating the terminal positioning assurance member from the connector positioning assurance member, the blocking member being a generally planar member disposed on a plane orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the empty terminal, the blocking member closing off each of the empty terminal cavities so as to prevent fluid transfer between the first open end and the second open end.

A system for assembling an electric connector assembly, the electric connector assembly configured to hold a predetermined number of electric connections, each of the predetermined number of electric connections formed by a coupling of a terminal end of a first wire to a terminal end of a second wire, the system comprising:

• a connector housing having a first open end opposite a second open end, a plurality of terminal cavities greater than the predetermined number of electric connections so as to define an empty terminal cavity and a filled terminal cavity, wherein the empty terminal cavity is void of a terminal connection and a filled terminal cavity houses one of the predetermined number of electric connections, the plurality of terminal cavities extending between the first open end and the second open end;
• a terminal positioning assurance member configured to engage the first open end;
• a connector positioning assurance member configured to engage the second open end;
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• a predetermined number of blocking members, each of the predetermined number of blocking members disposed within each of the empty terminal cavities, each of the predetermined number of blocking members separating the terminal positioning assurance member from the connector positioning assurance member, the blocking member being a generally planar member disposed on a plane orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the empty terminal, closing off each of said empty terminal cavities so as to prevent fluid transfer between the terminal positioning assurance member and the connector positioning assurance member.