Patent ID: 6435920
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a housing; a plurality of terminal housing chambers for respectively housing connecting terminals provided at said housing; a rear holder adapted to be retained at a temporarily retaining position of said housing at which said connecting terminals are respectively housed in said plurality of terminal housing chambers and a regularly retaining position of said housing at which said connecting terminals are respectively retained in said plurality of terminal housing chambers; a retaining hole provided inside said rear holder; a retaining pawl having a tilting face provided inside said rear holder; a temporarily retaining projection, having a tapered surface engaged with said retaining hole, provided on said housing; a tapered retaining step, engaged with said retaining pawl, provided on said housing; and a contact face, tilted forwardly downwardly for guiding said rear holder, provided in said housing, wherein said rear holder is pivoted by contacting said temporarily retaining projection and said retaining step before said rear holder is retained in said temporarily retaining position.