Patent ID: 7059903

Claim:
A connector comprising: a connector housing formed of a resin material, in which a terminal hole is formed; a conductive terminal member including an accommodated portion, which is inserted into the terminal hole along an axial direction of the terminal hole, and a hole portion, which opens at an outer face of the accommodated portion; a plate spring portion fabricated of resin, which is disposed in the terminal hole with a length of the plate spring portion along the axial direction of the terminal hole, only both of one length direction end portion of the plate spring portion and one side portion along the length direction being fixed to the connector housing; and a pawl portion protruding from the plate spring portion, only the pawl portion engaging with the terminal member that is being inserted into the terminal hole and deforming the plate spring portion for allowing the insertion of the terminal member into the terminal hole, and the pawl portion being moved into the hole portion by restoring of the plate spring portion when the terminal member has been inserted to a predetermined depth in the terminal hole.