Patent ID: 6368165
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising a housing, a cavity defined in the housing and an electrical terminal insertable from a posterior side into said cavity, the terminal having a resilient lance part-sheared therefrom and engageable with a step of said cavity in order to retain the terminal from movement to the posterior side, and the housing having a jig insertion hole defined therein and adapted to receive a jig for bending said lance to release engagement thereof with said step, and said housing further including an aperture defined therein and opening into said cavity at the posterior side of said step, and a retainer insertable into said aperture and engageable with an abutment of said terminal to doubly retain said terminal from movement to said posterior side, the retainer and housing being engageable in a temporary position in which said terminal may be inserted into said cavity, and a final position in which said retainer and abutment are engaged wherein said retainer includes a jig insertion opening adapted to receive a jig for bending said lance to release engagement thereof with said aperture to permit removal of said terminal from said cavity.