The natural thermoplastic body carries a latch lock on the mating face, giving a positive snap engagement with the matching header.
The One Thing You Must Know Before Ordering
Contacts are not included. The HPI series uses a standard 2.00 mm crimp contact; without it, the housing is just a plastic shell. Factor the terminal order code into your BOM line before you commit the housing quantity.
Mating and Termination — What Connects to It
The free-hanging mount means the mated pair floats in the harness rather than being anchored to a panel or board — common for wire-to-wire or wire-to-board jumpers.