Patent ID: 6139375
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing having opposite ends, a side surface and a retainer aperture that opens at said side surface;a terminal retainer received in said retainer aperture and adapted to lock at least one electrical terminal in position in said housing; anda pair of projections projecting from said side surface, the pair of projections being spaced apart to form a zap and having a configuration that facilitates manual pulling of the housing in a longitudinal direction of the housing;said terminal retainer being locatable in said retainer aperture at a locking position in which said terminal retainer locks said at least one electrical terminal in position and movable in said retainer aperture from said locking position,said side surface having a recess adjoining said retainer aperture and said terminal retainer having a nose projecting towards one of said opposite ends of said housing and cooperatively arranged relative to said recess so that, in order to move said terminal retainer from said locking position, a tool can be inserted into said recess to engage said nose and shift said terminal retainer by a lever action acting on said housing, said pair of projections laterally guiding the tool when the tool is inserted into said recess.