Patent ID: 6010352
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:an attachment plug including:a plug body having an attachment pin planted at a forward end thereof, andsinkable lock portions projected from an outer circumferential surface of the plug body so that the sinkable lock portions return to their initial positions automatically by elastic force of the sinkable lock portions after the sinkable lock portions are sunk once; anda jack including:a hollow cylindrical socket having a plug insertion inlet into which the plug body of the attachment plug is to be inserted, andan engagement portion formed all over an inner circumference of the plug insertion inlet of the socket through which the attachment plug is to be inserted so that the engagement portion locks the lock portions in the socket through elastic displacement of the lock portions when the attachment plug is inserted into the jack, the engagement portion being formed so that an end portion of the socket at the plug insertion inlet is folded back into the socket to form a U-shape.