A connector and a cap therefor

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EP 0 963 008 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(21)	Application number: 99109391.5

(22)	Date of filing: 02.06.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 13/436, H01R 13/447

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

04.06.1998 JP 15607598
09.03.1999 JP 6196999

(60)	Divisional application:
	01101193.9

(71)	Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
	Yokkaichi-City, Mie, 510-8503 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Ito, Osamu Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 (JP) Ito, Mitsuru Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
	Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)

(54)	A connector and a cap therefor

(57) To provide a cap capable of preventing the deformation and breakage of tabs in a hood-less type male connector.
A cap 3 is integrally made of a synthetic resin, and a cap main body 12 for surrounding tabs projecting from the front end surface of a connector housing 1 is formed at a front part of the cap 3. Behind the cap main body 12 is formed an engaging portion 11 for engaging the cap 3 with the connector housing 1. The engaging portion 11 is comprised of a tubular portion 11A to be mounted on a front end portion of the connector housing 1 and a pair of elastic pieces 11B extending from the left and right side walls of the tubular portion 11A. Further, retainer protecting ribs 16 project upward and downward from a rear end of the tubular portion 11A so as to prevent retainers 8 in their standby positions from shifting to their locking positions.

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