Patent ID: 9484648
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector mateable with a mating connector along a first direction, comprising: a housing including a plurality of held portions; and a plurality of terminals corresponding to the held portions, respectively, wherein: each of the terminals includes a base portion, a first portion, a second portion and a third portion; the first portion extends directly from the base portion and is provided with a first contact portion which projects towards the second portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; the second portion extends directly from the base portion and is provided with a second contact portion and a press-fitting projection; the second contact portion projects towards the first portion in the second direction and faces the first contact portion; the press-fitting projection projects towards the third portion in the second direction; the third portion extends directly from the base portion; each of the held portions is held by the second portion and the third portion of the terminal corresponding thereto; the mating connector includes a plurality of mating terminals which correspond to the terminals, respectively; when the connector is mated with the mating connector, each of the mating terminals is caught between the first contact portion and the second contact portion of the terminal corresponding thereto so that the press-fitting projection is pressed against the held portion; the second portion has an end portion; in the first direction, a distance between the end portion and the base portion is greater than another distance between the press-fitting projection and the base portion; before the connector is mated with the mating connector, the end portion is located away from the held portion in the second direction; and when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the end portion is moved to or towards the held portion.