Patent ID: 7137853

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing which is formed overall in a substantial box shape, the housing including an insertion hole which opens at one face thereof, and two side walls on either side of said insertion hole; a retainer which is formed to correspond with the insertion hole of the housing, the retainer being inserted into and fitting with the insertion hole for being put into a coupled state with the housing; a provisional anchoring piece formed, at inner peripheral portions of said two side walls on either side of the insertion hole of the housing, with length in a direction along the inner peripheral portion that intersects a direction of the insertion of the retainer; a main anchoring piece formed at inner peripheral portions of the insertion hole, at a downstream side in the insertion direction relative to the provisional anchoring piece, with length in the intersecting direction along the inner peripheral portion; and an anchorage pawl formed, at each of two end portions of the retainer, with length in the intersecting direction that substantially traverses the length of the end portion of the retainer, the anchorage pawl at each end being engageable with the provisional anchoring piece and the main anchoring piece of the one of said two side walls, and the anchorage pawl engaging with the provisional anchoring piece for putting the housing and the retainer into a provisional joined state and engaging with the main anchoring piece for putting the housing and the retainer into the coupled state, wherein both said provisional anchoring piece and said main anchoring piece are formed at least in part by a single cutout in each of said side walls and located beside and offset from said provisional anchoring piece.