Patent ID: 7722413

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing made of synthetic resin and formed with at least one press-in hole extending in forward and backward directions and having opposite front and rear ends, the press-in hole being formed to be gradually wider from the front end towards the rear end thereof, a receiving portion at the front end of the press-in hole, the receiving portion having opposite lateral surfaces that are inclined with respect to the press-in direction to narrow a spacing therebetween towards the front; and at least one terminal including a contact at a front end portion and a press-in portion continuous with a rear end of the contact and wider than the press-in hole, a biting portion at the front end of said press-in portion and having opposite lateral edges inclined with respect to the press-in direction to form an angle smaller than an angle formed by the opposite lateral surfaces of the receiving portion, the terminal being retained in the housing by pressing the press-in portion into the press-in hole in a press-in direction.