Patent ID: 7371095
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for connection to a connection object, comprising: a first contact; a second contact; a housing holding the first contact and the second contact; and a cover adapted to push the connection object toward the first contact, wherein the first contact comprises a first contact portion adapted to be connected to a contact portion of the connection object, wherein the second contact comprises a second contact portion and a locking portion, wherein the cover comprises: a cover contact portion held by the housing so as to be rotatable between an opened position and a closed position and adapted to be connected to a shell of the connection object; a connecting portion adapted to be connected to the second contact portion of the second contact; and a to-be-locked portion adapted to engage the locking portion of the second contact, and wherein, at the time of the connection to the connection object, the shell of the connection object and the second contact are connected to each other through the cover contact portion, the connecting portion, and the to-be-locked portion of the cover.