Patent ID: 7708605

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing with a receptacle having an open front end and a rear end, a base wall at least partly closing the rear end of the receptacle, the base wall having a first surface facing forwardly into the receptacle and a second surface facing rearwardly and substantially opposite the first surface, at least one through hole penetrating the base wall between the first and second surfaces, and at least one long narrow terminal fitting insertable into the through hole, the terminal fitting including at least one projection projecting out in a width direction and at least one press-in portion located before the projection with respect to an inserting direction and to be pressed into a space defined by an inner surface of the through hole, wherein the through hole has an inner surface that includes: an inclined entry narrowed at farther distances from the first surface of the base wall and arranged at a position substantially corresponding to the projection for guiding the terminal fitting; at least one substantially straight portion extending substantially in the inserting direction between the inclined entry and the second surface of the base wall, the straight portion having at least one press-in area for receiving the press-in portion; and at least one restriction defining at least one step together with the straight portion and extending from a tapered end of the inclined entry to the step, the restriction being dimensioned for tightly holding the projection and preventing loose movements of the projection.