Patent ID: 7044786

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing having opposite front and rear ends and at least one terminal accommodating space extending between the front and rear ends for accommodating at least one terminal fitting, a holder extending from the rear end of the housing, the holder having a wire accommodating space communicating with the terminal accommodating space and extending angularly from the terminal accommodating space, the wire accommodating space being configured to accommodate at least part of a wire connected with the terminal fitting so that the wire is bent substantially into an L-shape, and a bite-in portion formed integrally with the holder on an inner surface of the wire accommodating space, the bite-in portion projecting sufficiently into the wire accommodating space for plastically deforming at least part of the wire by biting in a bent portion of the wire, wherein the bite-in portion has a surface that extends substantially straight from a wall of the housing substantially adjacent a rear end of the terminal accommodating space.