Patent ID: 7442065

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a male connector housing having a retaining projection; a female connector housing having an elastic lock arm which is brought into retaining engagement with said retaining projection of said male connector housing when said male connector housing is inserted and fitted into said female connector housing; and a fitting-ensuring member which is brought into engagement with said elastic lock arm, retainingly engaged with said retaining projection, to hold said elastic lock arm against elastic deformation; wherein said female connector housing includes a hood portion disposed outwardly of said elastic lock arm, and a guide for supporting said fitting-ensuring member in a manner to enable a movement of said fitting-ensuring member; and an abutment portion is formed at one of said hood portion and said fitting-ensuring member, and during the movement of said fitting-ensuring member through said guide, said abutment portion abuts against a distal end portion of said fitting-ensuring member to cause said fitting-ensuring member to drop into said elastic lock arm.