Connector assembly with shipping cap

A connector assembly comprising:

• an electrical connector including a housing and a lever pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing extending between a front end and a rear end, the housing having a mating opening configured to receive a mating connector therein, the lever pivotable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position, the lever defining a guideway configured to receive a guide journal of the mating connector, and
• a shipping cap removably mounted to the housing at the front end when the electrical connector is not mated to the mating connector, the shipping cap including a lid that covers the mating opening of the housing and a shield that extends from the lid along the front end to shield the lever, the shipping cap further including a blocking tab that is received in the guideway of the lever when the lever is in the open position, the blocking tab in the guideway engaging the lever to block the lever from pivoting to the closed position.

A connector assembly comprising:

• an electrical connector including a housing and a lever pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing having a mating opening at a mating end of the housing, the lever pivotable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position, the lever having a guideway including a curved cam slot defined by first and second runners that extend a length of the cam slot, the cam slot configured to receive a guide journal of a mating connector that mates to the electrical connector, and
• a shipping cap removably mounted to the mating end of the housing when the electrical connector is not mated to the mating connector, the shipping cap including a lid that covers the mating opening of the housing, the shipping cap further including a lug that is received in the cam slot of the lever when the lever is in the open position, the lug in the cam slot abutting against at least one of the first and second runners to retain the lever in a partially closed position relative to the housing when the shipping cap is mounted to the housing.