Patent ID: 7181841

Claim:
A method of confirming connection of a terminal connecting portion in which a plurality of male terminals are inserted respectively into a plurality of female terminals to make an electrical connection therebetween, said method comprising: disposing electrically conductive movable elements in at least all to-be-connected female terminals into which said male terminals are to be respectively inserted in a correct connection condition; moving said movable elements from a waiting position to a conduction position by inserting a corresponding one of said male terminals, such that each of the movable elements is electrically isolated from the corresponding male and female terminals when in the conduction position; and detecting a state where all of said movable elements in said to-be-connected female terminals are moved respectively to said conduction positions by a conduction test device having conductive portions which, when said movable elements are moved to said conduction positions, are in contact with said movable elements, respectively.