Patent ID: 6435896
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector having a housing with an upper surface, the housing being capable of accommodating a metal terminal fitting therein, a locking piece being formed on the upper surface of the connector housing and being configured for engaging a mating housing and keeping said housings connected with each other; and a pair of ribs projecting from said housing and extending along opposite sides of said locking piece,wherein an overhang projects laterally from both sides of said locking piece; and each of said ribs being formed with a thick portion extending from the upper surface of the connector housing to a location below said overhang and a thin portion extending upwardly from the thick portion, such that said thick portions define a gap between said locking piece and said ribs that is less than the distance between said locking piece and said thin portions of said ribs.