Patent ID: 6554645
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for receiving terminals therein, the connector comprising: a terminal block having outer walls and opposing end walls, a terminal receiving passageway extending between the opposing end walls for receiving a terminal therein, a channel which extends from a respective end wall toward the opposing end wall, a portion of the channel intersecting with the terminal receiving passageway to provide an opening therebetween, and a primary retention member disposed in the channel having a locking lance that cooperates with a recess formed in the channel to maintain the primary retention member in the channel and having a resilient retention arm extending into the terminal receiving passageway through the opening, the resilient retention arm cooperates with the terminal to retain the terminal in the terminal retention passageway, wherein the primary retention member is formed from a generally flat plate and includes a body set in the channel of the terminal block and the resilient retention arm extends from the body into the passageway.