A power feeding connector, comprising: a tubular case that has a front end opening portion; a connector body that is housed in the tubular case and that can slide along a center axis direction of the tubular case, and an operating mechanism hat operates the slide of the connector body along the center axis direction, wherein the operating mechanism at least comprises an operating lever that is pivotally supported at the tubular case rotatably and a first end of which is protruded outside the tubular case, and a conversion mechanism that converts a rotating force of the operating lever generated by moving the first end only into a force in the center axis direction of the tubular case; and a moving direction of the first end of the operating lever is coincident with a moving direction of the connector body which moves in associated with the rotating of the operating lever characterized in that either: a) the conversion mechanism comprises a spur gear that is pivotally supported at the tubular case integrally with a second end of the operating lever and a rack that is fixed at the connector body and moves along the center axis direction of the tubular case simultaneously with a rotation of the spur gear; and engaging point of the spur gear and the rack is positioned between the first end and the second end of the operating lever or b) the conversion mechanism comprising: a first rack that is fixed at the connector body, a second rack that is connected to a second end of the operating lever and faces the first rack, and the second rack slides along the center axis direction in associated with the rotation of the operating lever; and a spur gear that is placed between the first rack and the second rack and engages with the first rack and the second rack. a tubular case that has a front end opening portion; a connector body that is housed in the tubular case and that can slide along a center axis direction of the tubular case, and an operating mechanism hat operates the slide of the connector body along the center axis direction, wherein the operating mechanism at least comprises an operating lever that is pivotally supported at the tubular case rotatably and a first end of which is protruded outside the tubular case, and a conversion mechanism that converts a rotating force of the operating lever generated by moving the first end only into a force in the center axis direction of the tubular case; and a moving direction of the first end of the operating lever is coincident with a moving direction of the connector body which moves in associated with the rotating of the operating lever either: a) the conversion mechanism comprises a spur gear that is pivotally supported at the tubular case integrally with a second end of the operating lever and a rack that is fixed at the connector body and moves along the center axis direction of the tubular case simultaneously with a rotation of the spur gear; and engaging point of the spur gear and the rack is positioned between the first end and the second end of the operating lever or b) the conversion mechanism comprising: a first rack that is fixed at the connector body, a second rack that is connected to a second end of the operating lever and faces the first rack, and the second rack slides along the center axis direction in associated with the rotation of the operating lever; and a spur gear that is placed between the first rack and the second rack and engages with the first rack and the second rack. a first rack that is fixed at the connector body, a second rack that is connected to a second end of the operating lever and faces the first rack, and the second rack slides along the center axis direction in associated with the rotation of the operating lever; and a spur gear that is placed between the first rack and the second rack and engages with the first rack and the second rack.