Patent ID: 6371818
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a housing having a plurality of cavities and a retainer mount hole communicating with each said cavity; terminal fittings at least partly accommodated in the respective cavities; an elongate retainer mountable in the retainer mount hole, the retainer comprising at least one locking projection projecting transversely from the retainer for locking the terminal fittings and preventing the terminal fittings from coming out when each terminal fitting is inserted to a proper position in the respective cavity; wherein at least one intermediate locking portion is provided in an intermediate position of the retainer, and at least one intermediate receiving portion is provided in a position on the housing corresponding to the position of the intermediate locking portion the intermediate locking portion being engageable with the intermediate receiving portion when the retainer is inserted to a proper position in the retainer mount hole for holding the retainer in the housing; and end locking portions provided at the opposite ends of the retainer, and end receiving portions provided in the housing and being engageable with the end locking portions when the retainer is inserted to a proper position in the retainer mount hole for holding the retainer in the housing, the at least one intermediate locking portion being provided between the end locking portions, said intermediate locking portion and said end locking portions each extending transversely from said retainer, said end locking portions extending a greater distance than the intermediate locking portion.