Patent ID: 7445524

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing with cavities for receiving terminal fittings along an inserting direction; a retainer insertable into the housing along a mounting direction that intersects the inserting direction and being movable between a first position that permits the insertion and withdrawal of the terminal fittings and a second position where the retainer locks and retains the terminal fittings in the cavities, the retainer including a main body, at least one side plate on the main body and extending substantially in the mounting direction of the retainer; and at least one side-plate inclination preventing part on at least one of the housing and the retainer and cooperating with the side plate and preventing inclination of the retainer, the side-plate inclination preventing part comprising locking arms formed on the side plate and cantilevered substantially in the mounting direction, the locking arms being engageable with the housing for locking when the retainer is at one of the first and second positions, a reinforcement being disposed between the locking arms, the side-plate inclination preventing part further comprising front and rear ribs provided on a surface of the housing and disposed so that the reinforcement is inserted between the front and rear ribs when the retainer is at the second position in the housing.