Patent ID: 6287139
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a first connector housing having first terminal fittings mounted therein,a second connector housing having second terminal fittings therein and a short fitting in shorting engagement with the second terminal fittings, the second connector housing being connectable with the first connector housing in a partly connected condition and being movable to a fully connected condition,a retainer movable on the first connector housing from a partial lock position to a full lock position, the retainer having at least one elastic lock portion which is in an unlock position when the connector housings are in the partly connected condition for permitting relative movement between the connector housings, the elastic lock portion being displaceable a lock position when the connector housings are in the fully connected condition for locking the connector housings so as not be disengageable from each other,a connection detecting member having a body and detecting portions extending outwardly from a bottom of said body, said connection detecting member movable on the first connector housing when the elastic lock portion of the retainer is in the lock position, said connection detecting member being prevented from movement on the first connector housing when the elastic lock portion of the retainer is in the unlock position, anda short releasing member separate from the connection detecting member and movable on the first connector housing between a partial lock position and a full lock position, the short releasing member comprising a short releasing portion dimensioned for deflecting the short fitting out of the shorting engagement with the second terminal fittings in the second connector housing when the second connector housing is in the fully connected condition on the first connector housing and when the short releasing member is moved on the first connector housing to the full lock position.