Patent ID: 7195522
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a connector housing having a retainer receiving opening and a terminal insertion opening; a retainer receivable in the retainer receiving opening, the retainer having a terminal receiving aperture that substantially aligns with the terminal insertion opening to form a terminal receiving path, the retainer being moveable between a first position where the retainer is partially inserted into the retainer receiving opening and a second position where the retainer is fully inserted into the retainer receiving opening; an elastic lance extending from a lower edge of the terminal receiving aperture substantially beneath the terminal receiving aperture, the elastic lance having an engaging claw extending there from, the engaging claw extending into the terminal receiving path in the first position for temporarily engaging a terminal; and a shoulder formed on an upper surface of the terminal receiving aperture opposite from the elastic lance, the shoulder extending into the terminal engaging path in the second position for permanently engaging the terminal.