Patent ID: 7281939

Claim:
A bolt-driven connector, comprising: a housing having opposite front and rear ends, cavities extending through the housing from the rear end substantially to the front end for receiving terminal fittings, at least one bolt mounting aperture extending into the front end of the housing, at least one position assurance slot extending into the housing and intersecting the cavities; at least one terminal position assurance member slidably inserted in the position assurance slot for intersecting the cavities; a threaded insert having opposite front and rear surfaces and an internally threaded aperture extending between the front and rear surfaces, the threaded insert being disposed in the housing so that the internally threaded aperture of the threaded insert substantially aligns with the bolt mounting aperture of the housing; a front support wall formed on one of the housing and the terminal position assurance member and a rear support wall formed on the other of the housing and the terminal position assurance member for limiting front and rear movement of the threaded insert relative to the housing; and side support walls formed at least on the housing for substantially preventing transverse and rotational movement of the threaded insert relative to the housing and the terminal position assurance member.