Patent ID: 7438568

Claim:
A divided connector, comprising: a frame with at least one accommodating chamber, the accommodating chamber having an inner configuration; at least one auxiliary housing having an outer configuration substantially conforming to the inner configuration of the accommodating chamber to accommodate the auxiliary housing in the accommodating chamber of the frame, at least one terminal cavity being formed in the auxiliary housing; a small housing smaller than the auxiliary housing, and formed with at least one terminal cavity therein; and a supplementary housing smaller that the auxiliary housing and being dimensioned differently than the small housing, the supplementary housing having at least one terminal cavity therein and being unitable substantially side by side with the small housing to define a united assembly having an outer configuration substantially conforming to the outer configuration of the auxiliary housing and substantially conforming to the inner configuration of the accommodating chamber so that a selected one of the auxiliary housing and the united assembly is accommodated in the accommodating chamber of the frame; wherein the auxiliary housing and the united assembly each comprise at least one elevated surface having at least one resilient holding piece engages the frame to hold one of the auxiliary housing and the united assembly in a proper mounting position.