Patent ID: 8192229

Claim:
A connector comprising: a connector housing including an upper wall comprising an interior upper wall surface and an exterior upper wall surface, a bottom wall comprising an interior bottom wall surface and an exterior bottom wall surface, and a side wall comprising an interior side wall surface and an exterior side wall surface, which define an opening having an U-shape when viewed from a direction parallel to each of the upper wall, the bottom wall, and the side wall, wherein the opening opens in the direction; a terminal accommodated in the connector housing and including a press-clamping end to which a wire is fastened, the press-clamping end contacting both the interior upper wall surface and the interior bottom wall surface at the opening; and a cover which covers and uncovers the opening, the cover comprising an upper projection having a slanted surface configured to contact the interior upper wall surface when the upper projection is inserted into the connector housing, in a state where the upper wall is deformed inward; and a lower projection having a slanted surface configured to contact the interior bottom wall surface when the lower projection is inserted into the connector housing, in a state where the bottom wall is deformed inward; wherein the exterior upper wall surface, the exterior bottom wall surface, and the exterior side wall exterior define an exterior of the connector housing.