Patent ID: 6276964
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A joint connector, comprising:a plurality of terminal fittings,a connector housing provided with cavities configured to at least partly accommodate the terminal fittings, each cavity being formed with an elastic locking piece for elastically engaging and locking the corresponding female terminal fitting in the cavity,a joint housing configured for engagement with the connector housing,a joint terminal for shorting the plurality of terminal fittings to each other, the joint terminal being mounted to the joint housing,wherein insertion openings are formed in an outer wall of the connector housing in proximity to the elastic locking pieces, the insertion openings being configured to receive a jig for disengaging the respective elastic locking piece from the respective terminal fitting with the housings at least partly engaged, the housings being settable in a partly engaged state and in a substantially fully engaged state to connect the terminal fittings and the joint terminal, and the joint housing being formed with an insertion opening closing portion for leaving the insertion openings substantially open when the connector housing and the joint housing are in the partly engaged state and substantially closing the insertion openings when the connector housing and the joint housing are in the substantially fully engaged state.