Patent ID: 7208329

Claim:
A connector comprising: a connector housing; a plurality of cavities disposed in the connector housing to be juxtaposed in a widthwise direction; a plurality of terminal fittings each inserted in the cavities respectively from behind of the cavities; a plurality of lances disposed in the cavities respectively and primarily retains the terminal fittings resiliently; a retainer fitting opening formed in an outer surface of the connector housing in communication with each of the cavities; and a retainer having a pair of side plates on both sides of a base portion having retaining portions that retains the terminal fittings, the retainer fitted to the retainer fitting opening in such a manner so as to be capable of advancing and retracting from a diagonally rearward direction while clamping the connector housing in the widthwise direction, wherein the retainer is to be held respectively at a temporary retaining position at which the retaining portion is retracted from the cavity to allow the insertion and withdrawal of the terminal fitting and at a final retaining position at which the retaining portion is advanced in the cavity to doubly retain a corresponding one of the terminal fittings, wherein the connector further comprising a jig insertion portion provided in each of the side plates of the retainer and allows a jig to be inserted therein, the jig insertion portion being provided at a position corresponding to a portion where a partition wall remains for partitioning adjacent ones of the cavities wherein the retainer is operatable to return from the final retaining position to the temporary retaining position as the jig is rotated along a planar direction of the side plate.