Patent ID: 7033217
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising a housing made of a synthetic resin and formed with at least one cavity and a lock extending substantially along an inner wall of the cavity, at least one terminal fitting configured for insertion into the cavity and for engagement by the lock, wherein: the terminal fitting has at least one projection disposed and configured to enter a mold-removal space formed by molding the lock, an escaping space formed by recessing a side surface of the mold-removal space to widen the mold-removal space substantially alone a widthwise direction, a protrusion formed on the inner wall of the mold-removal space and opposed to the projection, and a clearance between the projection and an inner side surface of the escaping space and a clearance between the outer side surface of the projection and the protrusion being substantially equal to a clearance between the outer surface of a substantially rectangular tube of the terminal fitting and an inner surface of the cavity.