Patent ID: 6790085
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal fitting to be locked by a fastener provided in a connector housing when being inserted into the connector housing from behind, the terminal fitting having an outer wall with first and second opposite side edges, a first side wall extending up from the first side edge and a second side wall substantially facing the first side wall and being spaced from the second side edge of the outer wall, the outer wall being divided into a front portion and a rear portion by a cut-away portion formed in the outer wall for permitting entrance of the fastener, the front portion of the outer wall being deformed out adjacent the cut-away portion to define a locking projection with which the fastener is engageable, wherein at least one holding piece projects from the second side edge along the front portion of the outer wall, and a holding groove being formed in the second side wall, the holding piece being fit in the holding groove for preventing the front portion from moving forward and backward.