Patent ID: 8025538

Claim:
A joint connector (JC) for grounding, comprising: a housing ( 20 ) having opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity ( 21 ) penetrating the housing ( 20 ) from the front end to the rear end for receiving a female terminal ( 11 ) connected to an end of a wire ( 10 ); at least one locking lance ( 22 ) in the cavity ( 21 ) for retaining the female terminal ( 11 ); at least one jig insertion opening ( 30 ) in a front surface of the housing ( 20 ) for receiving a jig ( 80 ) to resiliently displace the locking lance ( 22 ) in an unlocking direction, and a joint terminal ( 50 ; 50 X) mounted in the housing ( 20 ) and formed so that a bracket ( 52 ) to be mounted on a grounding portion is connected with a male terminal portion ( 51 ) having at least one male terminal ( 55 ) insertable into the cavity ( 21 ).