Patent ID: 6699420
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a connector including a housing having a plurality of terminal housing chambers, and a rear holder adapted to be retained at a temporarily retaining position of said housing in which connecting terminals are respectively housed in said plurality of terminal housing chambers and a regularly retaining position of said housing in which said connecting terminals are respectively retained in said plurality of terminal housing chambers, said method comprising the steps of:providing a temporarily retaining mold for molding and temporarily retaining said housing and said rear holder, said temporarily retaining mold including a fixed mold and a plurality of movable molds movable with respect to said fixed mold; molding said housing and said rear holder in said temporarily retaining mold; linearly moving at least one of said plurality of movable molds so that said rear holder is rotated with respect to said housing by contact with said housing and retained at said temporarily retaining position.