Patent ID: 8152574

Claim:
A connector for use with apparatus and to be connected to a terminal of an apparatus accommodated in a metal case, the connector comprising: a first housing that holds a first terminal that is bolt-connectable to the terminal of the apparatus, the first terminal having a first joint; and a second housing that holds a second terminal to be fastened to a terminal portion of an electric wire, the second terminal having a second joint, the second housing being capable of being fitted with the first housing to define a fitting portion, wherein: the first joint of the first terminal and the second joint of the second terminal are superposed in the fitting portion and connectable together upon fitting the first housing with the second housing, the first and second joints having respective bolt-insertion holes that allow for insertion of a bolt therein so that the first and second joints are fixed together; the fitting portion of the first and second housings has an operation hole that allows for bolting of the first and second joints; a first shield shell is attached to the first housing, the first shield shell being fixable to the case; a second shield shell is attached slidably to the second housing, for slidable movement relative to the second housing between: a first position where the operation hole is accessible from locations external of the second housing to permit insertion of the bolt or removal of the bolt; and a second position to cover the operation hole and to cooperate with the first shield shell to cover the fitting portion of the first and second housings when the second housing is fitted with the first housing.