Patent ID: 6129596
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric connector, comprising:a connector housing into which at least one connecting terminal is inserted, said connector housing having a retainer insertion hole;a securing lance formed in said connector housing for securing said connecting terminal;a retainer which is inserted in said retainer insertion hole for securing said connecting terminal;a terminal storage chamber formed in said connector housing, said retainer being held at a preset position within the retainer insertion hole connecting an outside portion of said connector housing with said terminal storage chamber, said retainer being inserted from the preset position into said terminal storage chamber such that the connecting terminal stored within said terminal storage chamber is secured; anda hook secured by a rear edge of the retainer insertion hole for holding said retainer in the preset position, said hook disposed on said retainer in an opposite direction to said connecting terminal insertion direction, said hook situated between a front end portion and a rear end portion of said retainer, said front end portion formed in the insertion direction of said connecting terminal.