Patent ID: 7255611
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a housing having an inside wall which is formed with a first wall, a second wall, and a pair of side walls, the inside wall including a shoulder; a contact body stored in the housing and connected to an electric cable, the contact body having a contact portion which comes into contact with a contact of an opposing connector, a crimping portion for crimping the end of the electric cable, and an engaging portion provided between the crimping portion and the contact portion; an engaging plate provided in the engaging portion extending in parallel with the direction of insertion of the contact body; an engaging piece provided in the engaging portion, which is capable of elastic deformation, and inclined from a proximal end to a distal end of the engaging plate, the engaging piece including a chamfered inner edge at a distal end; and a projection provided on the engaging plate, so as to maintain the engaging piece in a state of being lifted from the contact body, wherein the shoulder is inclined from the proximal end to the distal end of the inside wall so as to engage the engaging piece.