Patent ID: 7001206
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing to be fit into a receptacle of a mating housing along a mating direction, and a retainer mountable to the housing along a mounting direction aligned to intersect the mating direction, the retainer being configured for locking at least one terminal fitting in the housing, wherein: the retainer comprises at least one fastening section for locking the respective terminal fittings when the retainer is at a complete mount position with respect to the housing, and at least one interfering portion that can interfere with the receptacle when the retainer is stopped at an incomplete mount position before reaching the complete mount position, the interfering portion being formed with at least one guiding surface aligned direction for guiding the entrance of the interfering portion into the receptacle when the retainer is at the complete mount position, and the interfering portion is formed with at least one contact surface offset from the guiding surface in a direction transverse to the mating direction, the contact surface being aligned for achieving substantially surface contact with at least one receiving surface at a position on an inner peripheral edge of a leading end of the receptacle substantially corresponding to the contact surface.