Patent ID: 7112104
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing; contacts accommodated in the insulating housing; a retainer that is inserted from a front surface of the insulating housing, the retainer being locked to the insulating housing in a temporary locking position that allows the insertion of the contacts into the insulating housing and in a main locking position that ensures that the contacts are prevented from slipping out of the insulating housing; the retainer having main locking arms extending to a free end thereof and comprising main locking projections that prevent the retainer from being pushed inward when the retainer is in the temporary locking position and that prevent the retainer from being pulled out when the retainer is in the main locking position, the main locking projections being exposed from side surfaces of the insulating housing when the retainer is in the main locking position;and the insulating housing having supporting parts that support a back surface of the main locking arms at the free end and in a vicinity of the main locking projections when the retainer is in the main locking position.