Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gerald E. Haspos
  • Patent number: 6659798
    Abstract: A retainer (40) has first securing portions (48) for securing terminal fittings (30) by entering deformation-permitting spaces (17) to prevent the resilient deformation of locks (13) and second securing portions (50) for securing the terminal fittings (30) by directly engaging the terminal fittings (30). Thus, even if one of the first securing portions (48) and the second securing portions (50) are narrowed to make a connector smaller, the terminal fittings (30) can be locked securely by the other securing portions and an insufficient insertion can be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Mase, Tsutomu Tanaka