Joint connector

A joint connector for joining together connector housings of the same structure each accommodating a plurality of terminals in a terminal accommodating chamber through plural stages, wherein when the side of said terminal accommodating chamber of each connector housing is assumed to be a first face and an opposite side thereof is assumed to be a second face, said second face is overlaid on said first face, and a side face of said connector housing is specified to be front while an opposing side face is specified to be rear, comprising:

• front engaging members formed near the front of said first face;
• joining protrusions formed on the front engaging members;
• first rear lock members formed near the rear of said first face;
• first connector temporary engaging faces formed on the first rear lock member and each having a tapered face;
• front engaging member insertion holes formed near the second face and in which the front engaging member is to be inserted;
• joining protrusion fitting holes formed in the front engaging member insertion holes and to which the joining protrusion is to be fit;
• second rear lock members formed near the rear of the second face and engaging with the first rear lock members;
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• second connector temporary engaging faces formed on the second rear lock members and each having a tapered face, wherein in a temporary setting condition before said connector housings are joined together, the joining protrusions make contact with an opening peripheral portion of each of the joining protrusion fitting holes, and the first connector temporary engaging face and the second connector temporary engaging face make contact with each other so as to maintain each of said connector housings in a predetermined attitude.