Patent ID: 7303423

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing having a contact engaging section formed in the front side thereof, contacts adapted to engage mating contacts of a mating connector, and a wire holder formed in the rear side thereof which holds wires connected to the contacts of the connector housing; and a connector cover having a front end opening and a rear end opening, the cover being capable of moving between a partially engaged position and a fully engaged position, the rear end of the wire holder being housed in the cover when in the partially engaged position and the rear end of the wire holder visibly projecting from the rear end opening when in the fully engaged position; wherein the connector housing has a first engaging section adapted to engage the mating connector fitted into the contact engaging section when the connector cover is in the partially engaged position, and the connector cover has a second engaging section which engages the first engaging section and restrains disengagement of the first engaging section from the mating connector when the connector cover is in the fully engaged position.