Patent ID: 7476133

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing main body with opposite front and rear ends, at least one rear cavity extending into the rear end for accommodating a rear part of a terminal fitting, a forwardly open mounting space formed in the housing main body, and at least one interlocking portion formed in the mounting space; and a lance housing mountable in the mounting space at the front of the housing main body, the lance housing being formed with at least one front cavity that communicates with the rear cavity for accommodating a front part of the terminal fitting when the lance housing is mounted in the mounting space, the lance housing having at least one lance resiliently engageable with the front part of the terminal fitting in the front cavity, at least one resiliently deformable lock beam on the lance housing and a forwardly open deformation space adjacent the lock beam, a locking portion formed on a part of the lock beam for engaging the interlocking portion to hold the lance housing in the mounting space of the housing main body.