Patent ID: 8075328

Claim:
A connector for use in accepting a base-plate, the connector comprising; a housing; an actuator unit which is rotatably attached to the housing; and a contact which has a first clipping portion and a second clipping portion, wherein the actuator unit has: a rotary axis which is located in a direction transverse to an inserting direction of the base-plate; an action point portion which is rotatable around the rotary axis; and an operating point portion which is rotatable around the rotary axis, wherein at least one of the first clipping portion and the second clipping portion functions as the contact point between the contact and the base-plate, wherein the operating point portion is located on a back side of the clipping portions in the inserting direction of the base-plate, wherein the action point portion is pushed by the base-plate when the base-plate is inserted to the connector, wherein the actuator unit is rotated when the action point portion is pushed by the base-plate, wherein the operating point portion operates on the contact when the actuator unit is rotated.