Patent ID: 8231413

Claim:
A connector comprising: a prealigner formed into a substantially square bar-like configuration and having a plurality of terminal holding recesses spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the prealigner; a plurality of terminals fitted into and held in the plurality of terminal holding recesses in a given attitude, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of terminals has an inwardly directed end and an outwardly directed end; and a housing main body molded with flowing resin that solidifies so that the prealigner is interposed in the housing main body as an insert element; wherein the housing main body has a bottom and is formed into a substantially box-like configuration in which one side of the housing main body is open, the substantially box-like configuration defines an interior of the housing main body, the inwardly directed end of each of the plurality of terminals protrudes into the interior of the housing main body, the outwardly directed end of each of the plurality of terminals protrudes outward from the housing main body, each side surface of each of the plurality of terminals is in contact with a side surface of a terminal holding recess or in contact with resin flowed into and solidified in an opening of the terminal holding recess, and the prealigner is integrally incorporated on the bottom of the housing main body.