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An electrical connector having a plurality of cavities extending therethrough. A retainer is inserted into the housing in its holding position, wherein insertion and withdrawal of an electrical terminal is permitted. The terminal is inserted and inclined receiving planes guide the terminal toward th

An electrical connector having a plurality of cavities extending therethrough. A retainer is inserted into the housing in its holding position, wherein insertion and withdrawal of an electrical terminal is permitted. The terminal is inserted and inclined receiving planes guide the terminal toward the center of the cavity, even in the case of misalignment. The retainer is provided with end walls which are inserted into recesses in the housing and the height of these recesses above the base of the terminal is less than the corresponding height of the terminal. This prevents the terminal from inadvertently entering the recess. As an alternative, the end walls can be extended below the base so that the advantages of larger walls can be obtained, without increasing the height thereof above the base.

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[ What we claim is:] [1.] An electrical connector comprising a housing having a plurality of cavities, each of said cavities extending through said housing in an insertion direction from an inlet, into which a terminal is to be inserted, to a front opening, into which a mating terminal to be inserte

[ What we claim is:] [1.] An electrical connector comprising a housing having a plurality of cavities, each of said cavities extending through said housing in an insertion direction from an inlet, into which a terminal is to be inserted, to a front opening, into which a mating terminal to be inserted,a retainer, adapted for insertion into said housing in a retaining direction perpendicular to said insertion direction, said retainer having a holding position, engaging said housing and wherein insertion and withdrawal of said terminal is not prevented, and a locked position wherein a respective holding block on said retainer extends into each of said cavities and prevents withdrawal of the respective terminal from said cavity,said retainer having a pair of substantially planar end walls extending parallel to said insertion direction, each of said walls having a front extremity facing said front opening and a rear extremity facing said inlet, one holding projection on said rear extremity and another holding projection on said front extremity, said one projection and said other projection each engaging a detent on said housing when said retainer is in said holding position, said one projection having a receiving plane which inclines inwardly transverse to said cavities at a first angle in said insertion direction.