Patent ID: 8485836

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing having insulating properties and including opposite front and rear ends spaced apart along a longitudinal direction, the housing further including opposite first and second sides spaced apart along a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, a chamber formed in the housing and extending from a mounting opening at the first side of the housing to a wall at the second side of the housing; at least one pair of terminal fittings accommodated inside said housing and extending substantially in the longitudinal direction; at least one sub-housing having insulating properties and disposed in the chamber of the housing, the sub-housing including opposite first and second sides spaced apart along the lateral direction, a cavity formed in the sub-housing and an opening at the second side of the sub-housing communicating with the cavity, the sub-housing being configured for insertion through the mounting opening of the housing for mounting in the chamber; and a short-circuiting terminal having a base plate in the cavity of the housing and configured for insertion through the opening at the second side of the sub-housing, at least one elastic contact piece extending from the base plate and projecting forward of the sub-housing and into resilient contact with the terminal fittings.