Patent ID: 7278890
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector body having at least one row of longitudinal terminal cavities that are separated by single internal partition walls of the connector body and that extend from an insertion end to a mating end for receiving electrical terminals attached to conductor wires, the connector body having primary terminal locks in the one row of longitudinal terminal cavities for retaining the electrical terminals in the one row of longitudinal terminal cavities, the connector body having a transverse slot that extends through a floor of the connector body and intersects the one row of longitudinal terminal cavities, a secondary lock that fits into the transverse slot for retaining the electrical terminals in the one row of longitudinal terminal cavities, the secondary lock having at least one lock nib that extends from a single partition wall of the secondary lock and that engages a ledge of one of the single internal partition walls of the connector body to hold the secondary lock in a preload position that permits insertion of the electrical terminals into the one row of terminal cavities via openings at the insertion end of the connector body, and the secondary lock having at least one lock wedge that engages the floor of the connector body to prevent withdrawal of the secondary lock from the connector body and hold the secondary lock in a lock position that prevents withdrawal of the electrical terminals in the one row of terminal cavities via the openings at the insertion end of the connector body.