An electrical connector comprising: electrical terminals; and a housing comprising; a terminal-receiving portion having terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein, at least one latch-receiving slot positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities, and latching projections which are positioned on sidewalls of the terminal-receiving portion, the latching projections extend from the sidewalls in a direction away from the terminal-receiving cavities; a cover portion for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals, the cover portion having two latches (76, 78) spaced from each other which extend from a bottom surface of the cover portion in a direction away from a top surface of the cover portion, the two latches (76, 78) cooperating with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position; and a hinge portion connecting the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion, the hinge portion being deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion, wherein the cover portion has locking arms which extend from side surfaces of the cover portion in a direction beyond the bottom surface and which cooperate with the latching projections when the cover portion is moved to the closed position, wherein the cooperation of the latches (76, 78) with the at least one latch-receiving slot and the cooperation of the locking arms with the latching projections maintains the cover portion in the closed position. electrical terminals; and a housing comprising; a terminal-receiving portion having terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein, at least one latch-receiving slot positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities, and latching projections which are positioned on sidewalls of the terminal-receiving portion, the latching projections extend from the sidewalls in a direction away from the terminal-receiving cavities; a cover portion for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals, the cover portion having two latches (76, 78) spaced from each other which extend from a bottom surface of the cover portion in a direction away from a top surface of the cover portion, the two latches (76, 78) cooperating with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position; and a hinge portion connecting the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion, the hinge portion being deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion, wherein the cover portion has locking arms which extend from side surfaces of the cover portion in a direction beyond the bottom surface and which cooperate with the latching projections when the cover portion is moved to the closed position, wherein the cooperation of the latches (76, 78) with the at least one latch-receiving slot and the cooperation of the locking arms with the latching projections maintains the cover portion in the closed position. a terminal-receiving portion having terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein, at least one latch-receiving slot positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities, and latching projections which are positioned on sidewalls of the terminal-receiving portion, the latching projections extend from the sidewalls in a direction away from the terminal-receiving cavities; a cover portion for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals, the cover portion having two latches (76, 78) spaced from each other which extend from a bottom surface of the cover portion in a direction away from a top surface of the cover portion, the two latches (76, 78) cooperating with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position; and a hinge portion connecting the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion, the hinge portion being deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion, wherein the cover portion has locking arms which extend from side surfaces of the cover portion in a direction beyond the bottom surface and which cooperate with the latching projections when the cover portion is moved to the closed position, wherein the cooperation of the latches (76, 78) with the at least one latch-receiving slot and the cooperation of the locking arms with the latching projections maintains the cover portion in the closed position.