Patent ID: 9379472
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing with opposite front and rear ends, at least one shorting terminal accommodating chamber extending into the front end, first cavities on a first side of the shorting terminal accommodating chamber and second cavities on a second side of the shorting terminal accommodating chamber, a partition wall between the second cavities and the shorting terminal accommodating chamber, resiliently deflectable locking lances projecting from the partition wall into the second cavities and at least one escaping opening in the partition wall at a position forward of the locking lances; first terminal fittings accommodated in the first cavities; second terminal fittings accommodated in the second cavities; and at least one shorting terminal accommodated in the shorting terminal accommodating chamber, the shorting terminal having resilient contact pieces contacting the first terminal fittings to short between the first terminal fittings when the connector is not connected to a mating connector and the resilient contact pieces being deflected into the at least one escaping opening to release a shorted state of the first terminal fittings when the connector is connected properly to the mating connector.