Connector with terminal retainer

A connector, comprising:

• a plurality of metal terminals;
• a connector housing for receiving said metal terminals therein;
• a terminal holder movably engaged with said connector housing in two steps, provisionally and completely, said terminal holder including a plurality of flexible deformable plates each of which has a terminal retaining member, each of said flexible deformable plates allowing an insertion and withdrawal of a corresponding metal terminal in the provisionally-connected condition, and said terminal retaining member urging and fixing said corresponding metal terminal in the completely-connected condition;
• and
• means for preventing an excessive deflection of each of said flexible deformable plates, wherein said connector housing includes an enclosure frame disposed around an outer periphery of a rear end thereof, said excessive deflection-preventing plates being integral to said enclosure frame.

A connector, comprising:

• a plurality of metal terminals;
• a connector housing for receiving said metal terminals therein;
• a terminal holder movably engaged with said connector housing in two steps, provisionally and completely, said terminal holder including a plurality of flexible deformable plates each of which has a terminal retaining member, each of said flexible deformable plates allowing an insertion and withdrawal of a corresponding metal terminal in the provisionally-connected condition, and said terminal retaining member urging and fixing said corresponding metal terminal in the completely-connected condition;
• and
• means for preventing an excessive deflection of each of said flexible deformable plates, wherein said connector housing includes a plurality of push-up projections;
• and said flexible deformable plates respectively rest on said push-up projections for allowing insertion and withdrawal of said metal terminals in the provisionally-connected condition.