Patent ID: 7448888

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing having a front end and a receptacle extending into the front end, terminal fittings mounted in the housing and having tabs projecting into the receptacle, at least one engaging groove formed at an inner periphery of the receptacle and extending in a moving direction, the engaging groove having a front end in proximity to the front end of the housing, a stopper at the front end of the engaging groove; an operable member movably mounted on the housing and formed with at least one cam groove; and a terminal protection plate accommodated in the receptacle of the housing and being movable along the moving direction, the terminal protection plate including a plate portion positions the tabs of terminal fittings and at least one wall at an outer peripheral area of the plate portion, at least one cam pin projecting from the wall and being engageable with the cam groove, at least one locking projection projecting out from an outer peripheral surface of the wall and being engageable with the stopper of the engaging groove prevents the separation of the terminal protection plate from the receptacle.