Patent ID: 9147958
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a first housing into which at least one terminal fitting is insertable, the first housing being formed with at least one lock receiving portion; a retainer configured for locking and retaining the terminal fitting properly inserted into the first housing, the retainer including at least one operating portion projecting forward so that a portion thereof is exposed at a front of the first housing and the retainer being movable by an operating force applied to the operating portion from the front of the first housing, the operating portion being formed with at least one lock, and the lock resiliently engageable with the locking receiving portion; and a second housing having a base and a fitting tube projecting forward from the base and configured for receiving the retainer and the first housing successively in an assembly direction, wherein the retainer is slidable along the base in directions transverse to the assembly direction between a first position in which the at least one terminal fitting is insertable into the first housing and a second position in which the at least one terminal fitting is retained in the first housing.