Patent ID: 6368164
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a housing with a plurality of cavities for accommodating a plurality of terminal fittings, an insertion opening being formed in a side surface of the housing and communicating with said cavities, said housing being at least partly fittable in a receptacle of a mating housing, a retainer having a main body insertable into the insertion opening in the housing and movable to a full locking position for locking the terminal fittings in the cavities, the retainer further comprising a detecting piece located outside the housing, a lock arm formed on the housing in a position substantially opposed to the detecting piece of the retainer, the lock arm being engageable with the mating housing for preventing the two housings from being disengaged from each other, and an escaping portion in a position on the detecting piece of the retainer facing the lock arm in a deforming direction for permitting an elastic deformation of the lock arm only when the retainer substantially reaches the full locking position.