Patent ID: 8152540

Claim:
A connector terminal protection cap that is made of plastic and is attached to a connector provided at one end of a harness to protect terminals of the connector, the connector terminal protection cap comprising: a cap main body that has an opening at one end thereof that serves as a mating portion to be fitted to a connector main body and a cap-shaped cylinder portion that is formed integrally with and continuously from the mating portion to cover an outer circumference of the terminals; and a pair of pawl members that are provided at opposing positions on an outer circumference of the mating portion of the cap main body, anchoring to the connector main body, thereby attaching the cap main body to the connector main body in a freely attachable/detachable manner, wherein: the pair of pawl members are provided with pressing operation portions and pawl portions that are anchored to the connector main body; these pawl portions and pressing operation portions are integrally formed on the outer circumference of the mating portion of the cap main body, with linkage portions interposed therebetween; on one of the pair of pawl members, the pawl portion and the pressing operation portion are integrally and coplanarly provided; and on the other of the pair of pawl members, the pawl portion and the pressing operation portion are provided in a step-like manner relative to the linkage portion, with the pressing operation portion on an outer side thereof, so as to make an amount of movement of the pawl portion small relative to an operating level of the pressing operation portion, wherein said cap seals the connector terminals and prevents the connector terminals from connecting, wherein said cap main body has a shape of two elongated tubes connected to said mating portion.