Patent ID: 7553197

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing with a main body having opposite front and rear ends and opposite top and bottom surfaces, first and second spaced apart guide walls projecting forward at the front end of the main body, first and second main body projecting walls formed at the front end of the main body and substantially adjacent the top surface of the main body, the first and second main body projecting walls projecting towards one another from the respective first and second guide walls, a mount space being defined at the front end of the main body between the guide walls, cavities extending through the main body between the rear end and the mount space for accommodating terminal fittings, the cavities being at positions between the top and bottom surfaces, a lock arm projecting from the top surface of the main body, lock-arm side projecting walls projecting up at positions on the housing above the mount space and aligned substantially with opposite respective sides of the lock arm, a spacing between the lock-arm side projecting walls being less that a spacing between the guide walls, and a groove being defined between the lock-arm side projecting walls, latches provided on the lock-arm side projecting walls and facing into the groove; and a front mask movable along the front end of the main body of the housing towards a mount position, the front mask including a main body with tab insertion holes that align respectively with the cavities when the front mask is in the mount position, the front mask further including a fittable portion that fits in the groove as the front mask is moved towards the mount position, shoulders formed on the main body and projecting transversely of the fittable portion, the shoulders resting against the main body projecting walls when the front mask is at the mount position, engaging projections on the fittable portion and disposed for engaging the latches when the front mask is at the mount position for holding the front mask at the mount position.