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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Konoya, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hideto Nakamura, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439752 ;
Abstract
In an electrical connector having a removable terminal retainer to hold the electrical terminals in place in a housing, a side surface of the housing is provided with a recess, and the retainer has a nose projecting into the recess. When shifting the retainer from its locking position so that the terminals can be removed or inserted, a lever action is achieved by engaging the front end of a tool with the nose of the retainer, the tool contacting the housing at a fulcrum point. The fulcrum point of the lever action is changed during the retainer removal action.