Connector assembly

A connector assembly (A), comprising:

• a male housing having one or more male terminal fittings mounted therein;
• a receptacle formed on the male housing and at least partly surrounding at least one tab of the at least one male terminal fitting;
• a moving plate accommodated in the receptacle while positioning the at least one tab and movable between an initial position and a connection position;
• at least one initial position holding projection formed on an inner wall of the receptacle and configured to restrict a drop of the moving plate at the initial position to the connection position;
• a female housing configured to be connected and separated to and from the male housing by moving substantially parallel to the moving plate in the receptacle;
• at least one resilient locking piece formed on the moving plate to project substantially parallel to a moving direction of the moving plate, the at least one resilient locking piece being resiliently deformable;
• and
• at least one lock formed in the female housing and enabling the female housing to cause the moving plate at the connection position to interfere with the at least one lock and pull the moving plate back to the initial position by being locked to the at least one resilient locking piece;
• wherein:
• the moving plate is configured to be resiliently curved and deformed to incline a projecting direction of the at least one resilient locking piece;
• and
• the at least one initial position holding projection is at a position different from the at least one resilient locking piece.