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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Koide, Yokkaichi, JP;
Masahiko Aoyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 ;
Abstract
A connector ( ) has an improved operability by reducing an insertion resistance of a shielding terminal. The connector ( ) has a housing ( ) and a ground terminal ( ). Contact pieces ( ) of the ground terminal ( ) are movable between a retracted position and a contact position and can be locked at the respective positions. A shielding terminal ( ) can be inserted into the housing ( ) at the retracted position where the contact pieces ( ) and the shielding terminal ( ) do not interfere with each other. Thus, an insertion resistance of the shielding terminal ( ) can be reduced. Therefore, an assembling operability of the connector ( ) can be improved.