Patent ID: 8398437

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a connector, comprising: fitting a plurality of terminals into a plurality of terminal holding recesses provided in a prealigner, respectively, wherein the prealigner is formed into a substantially square bar-like configuration, each of the plurality of terminals has an inwardly directed end and an outwardly directed end, the terminal holding recesses are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the prealigner; and molding a housing main body with flowing resin that solidifies so that the prealigner is interposed in the housing main body as an insert element, wherein the housing main body has a bottom and is formed into a substantially box-like configuration in which one side is open, the substantially box-like configuration defines an interior of the housing main body, the inwardly directed end of each of the terminals protrudes into the interior of the housing main body, the outwardly directed end of each of the terminals protrudes outward from the housing main body, and the prealigner is integrally incorporated on the bottom of the housing main body, wherein each side surface of the plurality of terminals is in contact with a side surface of a terminal holding recess or in contact with resin flowed into and solidified in an opening of the terminal holding recess.