Patent ID: 7140908

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing having opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity extending between the ends for receiving a terminal fitting, at least one resiliently deflectable lock formed on the housing and projecting into the cavity for locking the terminal fitting, a front wall substantially at the front end of the housing for defining a front end position of the terminal fitting in the cavity, an insertion opening extending through the front wall for receiving a mating terminal fitting; a retainer configured for mounting on the front end of the housing, the retainer having a front wall, at least a portion of the front wall being forward of and substantially adjacent to a portion of the front wall of the housing, an insertion opening being formed through the front wall of the retainer for substantial alignment with the insertion opening in the front wall of the housing; and a guide surface sloping in at a front of said insertion opening of said front wall of said retainer and an auxiliary guide surface sloping in at a front of said insertion opening of said front wall of said housing, wherein the guide surface and the auxiliary guide surface guide the mating terminal fitting through the insertion opening in the front wall of the retainer and through the insertion opening in the front wall of the housing.