Patent ID: 9472884
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector comprising: a connector housing including: a spacer, wherein the spacer is attachable and lockable to the connector housing at a temporary locking position enabling insertion of the terminal into the terminal accommodation chamber and a final locking position preventing withdrawal of the terminal, wherein the spacer is configured to penetrate the connector section and the connector cover section along a direction orthogonal to a slide fitting direction of the connector housing, thereby restricting movements of the connector section and the connector cover section in a slide fitting release direction, whereby the connector housing is integrally retained, wherein, when the spacer is in the temporary locking position, a first locking element of the spacer restricts the spacer from being withdrawn from the connector housing, wherein, when the spacer is disposed in the temporary locking position, the first locking element of the spacer is engaged with and in a locking position relative to the connector housing, thereby restricting the spacer from being separated from the connector housing, and wherein, when the spacer is disposed in the final locking position, a second locking element of the spacer is engaged with and in a locking position relative to the connector housing, thereby further restricting the spacer from being separated from the connector housing.