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An electrical connector assembly and method for making it. The assembly has a housing and two slides that are slideably supported in the housing spaced apart from the housing's side walls. The slides each include at least one mating slot adapted to receive a mating portion of a mating connector. A s

An electrical connector assembly and method for making it. The assembly has a housing and two slides that are slideably supported in the housing spaced apart from the housing's side walls. The slides each include at least one mating slot adapted to receive a mating portion of a mating connector. A slide assist lever is pivotally interconnected with the housing and the slides to move the slides and facilitate mating with the mating connector. The slide assist lever has a first arm and a spaced apart second arm, the first arm extending between the first slide and the adjacent side wall of the housing, and the second arm extending between the second slide and the adjacent side wall of the housing. The connector assembly can be assembled by inserting the arms of the slide assist lever into the housing to a predetermined assembly position; supporting the slide assist lever with a portion of the housing in the assembly position; inserting the slides into the housing; and moving the slide assist lever from the assembly position into engagement with the slides wherein a portion of each arm of the slide assist lever mates with a portion of each slide.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. An electrical connector assembly for mating with a mating connector comprising:a housing having spaced apart side walls;a first slide slideably supported in the housing and spaced inwardly from one of the side walls;a second slide slideably supported in the housing and spaced inw

[ We claim:] [1.]1. An electrical connector assembly for mating with a mating connector comprising:a housing having spaced apart side walls;a first slide slideably supported in the housing and spaced inwardly from one of the side walls;a second slide slideably supported in the housing and spaced inwardly from the other of the side walls;the first and second slides each including at least one mating slot adapted to receive a mating portion of the mating connector;a slide assist lever pivotally interconnected with the housing and each of the slides and being operable to move the slides with respect to the housing to facilitate mating with the mating connector, the slide assist lever having a first arm and a spaced apart second arm, the first arm extending between the first slide and the adjacent side wall of the housing, and the second arm extending between the second slide and the adjacent side wall of the housing; andthe housing including a first pivot pin extending from one side wall and engaging the first arm, and a second pivot pin extending from the other side wall and engaging the second arm.