Patent ID: 9287645
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector that is disposed between a first object to be connected and a second object to be connected, and connects the first object to be connected and the second object to be connected, comprising: an insulating member including: a first base portion, a second base portion arranged in opposed relation to said first base portion, a first supporting portion that extends from said first base portion, a second supporting portion that extends from said second base portion, and a fitting portion that is flexible and is supported by said first supporting portion and said second supporting portion, and is fitted in a hole formed in the first object to be connected; and a conductive path provided on said insulating member and including: a connection portion that is provided on at least one of said first base portion and said second base portion, and is connected to the second object to be connected, a contact portion that is provided on said fitting portion, and is brought into contact with a terminal portion of the first object to be connected, which is provided in an inner surface of the hole, and a conductive path-side integral connection portion that integrally connects said connection portion and said contact portion, wherein said fitting portion can be switched, by flexing thereof, between a fitted state in which said fitting portion is fitted in the hole such that said contact portion is pressed against the terminal portion, and a removal enabling state in which the fitted state is released such that the first object to be connected can be removed from said fitting portion.