Patent ID: 8678865

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing into which at least one terminal fitting is to be inserted; a retainer to be mounted into the housing and movable between a first position where the insertion of the terminal fitting is permitted and a second position where the inserted terminal fitting is retained; first and second partial locks formed on opposite ends of the retainer in a width direction intersecting a mounting direction into the housing, locking projections formed on the first and second partial locks configured to engage the housing and to prevent the retainer at the first position from being displaced in a direction opposite to the mounting direction toward the second position; an operating portion on the retainer and disposed to transmit a force to displace the retainer from the second position toward the first position; and at least one resilient restricting portion formed on the retainer between the first and second partial locks and engageable with the housing when the retainer is at the first position to prevent the retainer from being curved and deformed to bulge out in the direction opposite to the direction toward the second position.