Patent ID: 7223130

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing body having a front terminal receiving portion to receive terminals of a mating connector and having a rear terminal receiving portion to receive a plurality of wiring harnesses, wherein a first TPA slot is disposed on a surface of the housing body; a first terminal position assurance member configured to be inserted into the first TPA slot, wherein the first terminal position assurance member engages terminals of the plurality of wiring harnesses inserted from the rear terminal receiving portion; and a lever supported pivotally by a protrusion within a range between a first position and a second position, wherein the lever has at least one interference portion configured to interfere with, in accordance with rotational movement of the lever, a portion of the first terminal position assurance member that protrudes from the surface of the housing body when the first terminal position assurance member is improperly inserted, and wherein when the first terminal position assurance member is properly inserted and does not protrude from the surface of the housing body, the at least one interference portion of the lever does not interfere with, in accordance with rotational movement of the lever, the portion of the first terminal position assurance member.