Patent ID: 6872093

Claim:
A terminal fitting for insertion into a cavity of a connector housing, the connector housing further having a retainer insertion hole extending transverse to the cavity and configured for receiving a side-type retainer that retainers the terminal filling that has been inserted properly into the cavity, the terminal fitting comprising: a main body with opposite front and rear ends and opposite first and second surfaces extending at least partly between the ends, a first engaging portion projecting from the first surface of the main body, at least one stabilizer projecting on the first surface of the main body rearward of the first engaging portion, a second engaging portion at a rear end of the stabilizer for engagement with a side-type retainer, and at least one projection provided on the second surface of the main body at a position substantially opposite the stabilizer along a longitudinal direction of the terminal filling, whereby the at least one projection urges the stabilizer of an improperly oriented terminal filling into a position for more securely preventing insertion into the cavity of the connector housing, and whereby the projection urges a properly oriented terminal filling into more secure engagement with the retainer.