Male terminal, male connector, jig and method for assembling male connector

A method for assembling a male connector, comprising:

• assembling a male terminal by assembling a terminal body including a tab extending forward with a cover slidable between a protection position for accommodating the tab inside a sheath portion and a retracted position for exposing a front end part of the tab from a front end of the sheath portion;
• assembling the male connector by assembling a connector housing including a cavity for accommodating the male terminal with a retainer movable with respect to the connector housing between a partial locking position separated from the male terminal and a full locking position for retaining the male terminal by being held in contact with the male terminal;
• moving the retainer to the partial locking position by pushing the male connector into the accommodation recess while fitting a cam pin projecting outward on an outer surface of the retainer into a cam groove provided in an inner wall of the accommodation recess provided in a jig;
• inserting the male terminal into the cavity;
• attracting the cover of the male terminal by a magnetic force of a magnet disposed in front of the accommodation recess in an inserting direction of the male connector into the accommodation recess in the jig;
• and
• moving the cam pin to a starting end part of the cam groove and moving the retainer to the full locking position by pulling the male connector out of the accommodation recess of the jig.