Patent ID: 7377824

Claim:
A connector, comprising a housing formed with cavities for receiving terminal fittings, resiliently deformable locks formed in the cavities for engaging the terminal fittings, the locks all being deformable along a deforming direction, the cavities being arranged substantially in the deforming direction of the locks; a retainer accommodating hole extending into a side surface of the housing along a direction intersecting the deforming direction of the locks and having a depth to communicate with the cavities; and a retainer configured for accommodation into the retainer accommodating hole substantially along the direction intersecting the deforming direction of the locks and including locking protrusions engageable with the terminal fittings when the retainer is accommodated in the retainer accommodating hole, wherein the retainer is unitary with the housing and is movable relative to the housing via at least one hinge near an opening edge of the retainer accommodating hole, the hinge being aligned substantially parallel to the deforming direction of the locks.