Patent ID: 6835106
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a housing for receiving at least one terminal fitting; a retainer engageable with the housing at a first position where the retainer is lightly assembled with the housing to permit the insertion and withdrawal of the terminal fitting and at a second position where the retainer is deeply assembled with the housing to lock the terminal fitting in the housing; at least one housing rib projecting from an outer surface of the housing for insertion into an accommodating groove in a receptacle of a mating housing; and at least one retainer rib formed on the retainer and substantially aligned with the housing rib along a connecting direction of the two housings, the retainer rib having a projecting end projecting out beyond the housing rib when the retainer is at the first position while projecting no farther than the housing rib when the retainer is at the second position.