Patent ID: 8075351

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing having a plurality of terminals and a number of terminal receiving holes for receiving and supporting the terminals therein; a terminal position assuring member mounted to the housing, the terminal position assuring member including a plurality of first terminal passing holes configured such that one end of the terminals pass therethrough; engaging means; and a terminal protecting plate mounted to the terminal position assuring member by the engaging means, the terminal protecting plate including second terminal passing holes aligned with the first terminal passing holes, wherein the engaging means comprises: a first engaging element disposed in the terminal protecting plate; and a second engaging element disposed in the terminal position assuring member and being complementarily engaged to the first engaging element, wherein the first engaging element comprises: a plurality of first engaging legs extending from the terminal protecting plate; and one or more first recess portions formed on the first engaging leg wherein the second engaging element comprises: a supporting leg; and one or more first protrusion portions laterally protruding from the supporting leg and being engaged to the first recess portion.