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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Masaya Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Kimihiro Abe, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A housing body is provided with a pair of first retainers and a plurality of terminal chambers for accommodating a plurality of connection terminals. A spacer is attached to the housing body for doubly retaining the connection terminals in the housing body. The spacer is provided with a pair of second retainers which is to be engaged with the first retainers when the spacer is attached to the housing body. A pair of finger pads are respectively protruded from outer faces of both side walls of the housing body, on which an user's fingers are abutted to perform connection with respect to a mating connector. The spacer is attached into a mounting hole formed in either a top face or a bottom face of the housing body so as to communicate with the respective terminal chambers and to include inner faces of the both side walls of the housing body. The width of the mounting hole is widened outwardly at portions opposing to the respective finger pads. At least a part of the first retainers are provided in the widened portion of the mounting hole.