Patent ID: 6132252
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector provided with a casing (10) having peripheral external side walls (14), a front face (20) and a rear face (18) and having at least one row of cavities, which are intended to accommodate female contact terminals (22), provided with first holes (30) emerging in the front face (20) of the casing, and the row of cavities has at least one wall (28) which has at least one resiliently flexible column (34) connected at top and bottom to the wall and separated from adjoining portions of the wall by slots (38) parallel to a direction of insertion of the contact terminals (22) into the cavities, the column being provided with an internal lug (36) to be engaged in a window (32) in the respective terminal wherein the connector is furthermore provided with secondary locking means for locking the contact terminals, the secondary locking means comprising studs (41) which can be moved perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the terminals between a parted position of the column and a bearing position of the column.