Connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing comprising a wall including a locking member thereon and having a plurality of parallel terminal insertion cavities formed therein, each of said terminal insertion cavities being adapted to receive a respective electrical terminal therein, said housing including:
• an end adapted to engage a mating connector,
• a retainer cavity comprising first and second ends located within said housing, said retainer cavity extending transversely with respect to said plurality of terminal insertion cavities and intersecting said plurality of terminal insertion cavities, and
• a retainer movably disposed in said retainer cavity for movement transverse to said plurality of terminal insertion cavities between a first retaining position that permits each electrical terminal to move within the respective ones of said terminal insertion cavities in which the electrical terminals have been received, and a second retaining position in which said retainer substantially prevents each electrical terminal from moving within the respective ones of said terminal insertion cavities in which the electrical terminals have been received, wherein said retainer is wholly located within said housing when in the first and second retaining positions, and said retainer includes a protruding portion accessible from an exterior of said housing by which said retainer is movable between said first and second retaining positions, wherein said end includes a face having openings, and said protruding portion is accessible through said openings,
• wherein a position of said retainer is visually determinable through said openings during movement between said first and second positions.