Abstract: A waiting side housing (M) includes resilient locking pieces (15) and resilient contact pieces (18). Locks (16) of the resilient locking pieces (15) restrict a displacement of the waiting side housing (M) toward a complete holding position by being locked to a mounting hole (H) and are separated from the mounting hole (H) only by resilient deformation of the resilient locking pieces (15). Contact portions (19) of the resilient contact pieces (18) are in contact with the mounting hole (H) with the waiting side housing (M) located at a temporary holding position. If tapered surfaces (20) of the contact portions (19) are pressed by an edge part of the mounting hole (H), the resilient contact pieces (18) are resiliently deformed to separate the contact portions (19) from the mounting hole (H).

Abstract: To provide a connector in which detection of a locked state can be made with a simple structure. When a lever 30 has been rotated to a normal position, a lock arm 35 provided on the lever 30 is engaged with a lock part 25 provided on a male housing 20, whereby a female housing 10 and the male housing 20 are held undetachably. At the same time, a detecting body 50 assembled to the lock arm 35 will be released from the locked condition where a locking claw 56 of the detecting body is abutted against an engaging face 40 of an engaging portion 38 of the lock arm 35 thereby to restrict a pushing movement. Thus, the detecting body 50 will be allowed to move to be pushed in the same direction of the rotation direction of the lever 30.