Patent ID: 6896560
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing with opposite front and rear ends and cavities extending into the rear end, insertion openings being formed in the front end of the housing for allowing parts of mating terminal fittings to be inserted into the cavities, a plurality of said cavities being arranged along an outer wall of the housing, the outer wall of the housing having a cut-away portion adjacent the front end of the housing and opening to the cavities arranged along the outer wall; and a retainer mountable into the housing for locking terminal fittings in the respective cavities, the retainer including a main body having locking sections engageable with the terminal fittings, a front wall supported substantially along the front end of the housing, through holes formed in the front wall and substantially corresponding to the insertion openings, at least one reinforcement projecting at an angle to the front wall and extending substantially in a transverse direction, the reinforcement being accommodated in the cut-away portion.