Patent ID: 7114992

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing; contacts that are accommodated in this housing; and a retainer that is inserted from the front surface of the housing, and that is locked to the housing in a temporary locking position that allows the insertion of the contacts into the housing and in a main locking position that ensures that the contacts are prevented from slipping out of the housing, the retainer having a front plate that has contact passage holes, and locking arms that extend rearward from the upper and lower ends of the front plate, wherein the retainer comprises a strip that protrudes rearward from the center of the front plate on a back surface thereof, and also has a recessed groove that extends in the center of the front plate on a front surface thereof and in a position corresponding to the strip, and the housing has a recessed groove that mates with the strip when the retainer is in the main locking position.