Patent ID: 6551145
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for accommodating terminal fittings having locking grooves and barb portions, said connector comprising:a connector housing comprising: chambers configured to receive terminal fittings inserted therein; lances protruding into said chambers, said lances configured to bend into bending spaces outward of said chambers during insertion of terminal fittings, and to hook on barb portions of terminal fittings fully inserted in said chambers; and retainer insertion holes formed on a side face of said connector housing; and a retainer configured to be laterally inserted into said retainer insertion holes in a direction transverse to said chambers, said retainer comprising: hooking projections configured to penetrate into locking grooves of terminal fittings fully inserted in said chambers; and insert portions configured to penetrate into bending spaces of said lances to prevent bending thereof.