US Patent 9979146 Connector housing assembly and electrical connector assembly

A connector housing assembly is disclosed. The connector housing assembly has a connector housing and a mating connector housing. The connector housing has a cable receptacle open in a cable direction. The mating connector housing has a contact receptacle open in a contact direction. The mating connector housing is connectable with the connector housing in a first position in which the cable direction and the contact direction are substantially perpendicular to each other and a second position in which the cable direction and contact direction are substantially parallel to each other.