Patent ID: 6935904

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing with at least one cavity for accommodating at least one terminal fitting; a groove formed in the housing and at least partly crossing the cavity, the groove being open in an insertion surface of the housing and in substantially opposite side surfaces of the housing aligned at an angle to the insertion surface, the openings in the opposite sides surfaces having closed ends spaced from the insertion surface; a retainer insertable in the groove through the insertion surface of the housing to lock the terminal fitting in the cavity, the retainer having a pushing portion and arms at opposite ends of the pushing portion so that the retainer is mounted to cross over the housing; and bridges provided externally on the opposite side surfaces of the housing to cross the openings of the groove at locations spaced from the closed ends of the respective openings in the side surfaces for reinforcing the housing, the bridges extending substantially parallel to the at least one cavity and being partly fitted into and guided by guiding grooves of a mating connector, thereby guiding the housing to a proper connection position with the mating connector.