Connector combination

Claim 1

A connector combination, comprising: mating connector means comprising: an electrically insulating cover, a mating connector to which a cable is connected, an electrically conductive metallic shell with which a cable shield braiding wire is brought into electrically conductive contact and which encloses a core wire of the cable, and a pair of right and left lock pieces, said mating connector, said electrically conductive metallic shell and said lock pieces being contained inside said electrically insulating cover, each of said lock pieces comprising an electrically conductive elastic metallic thin plate, and having on one end thereof an engaging window and on an opposite end thereof a pressed portion having a lock spring, said lock spring being arranged to be urgingly contacted with said electrically conductive metallic shell; a connector means comprising a connector main body provided with a pair of right and left mounting portions, and an electrically conductive lock piece engaging means which is provided at each of said mounting portions and which engages with each of said lock pieces of the mating connector when said mating connector is fitted into said connector, each of said lock pieces engaging means comprising: a mount-piece main body provided with a small-diameter portion at an intermediate position of the mount-piece main body and a large-diameter engaging portion at one end of the mount-piece main body, said large-diameter portion engaging with said engaging window of said each lock piece when said mating connector is fitted into said connector; a fastening thread which is provided on the other end of said mount-piece main body and extends in an axial direction thereof; and tightening means which is formed at an end of said engaging portion, such that said lock piece engaging means is screwed by said fastening thread into said connector main body.