Patent ID: 8128429

Claim:
An electric connector for connecting a flat electric cable, having a projecting portion formed on a side edge thereof, to a circuit board, the electric connector comprising: a plurality of terminals, each terminal being arranged in a width direction of the electric cable; a housing, the housing retaining the terminals; and a reinforcing member, the reinforcing member being attached to the housing; wherein the reinforcing member includes: a pull-out stop portion, the pull-out stop portion being positioned outside in the width direction relative to the terminals and formed so that the projecting portion of the electric cable is able to be placed thereon; a connecting portion, the connecting portion extending from the pull-out stop portion toward the outside in the width direction; a fixed portion, the fixed portion: being positioned apart from the pull-out stop portion toward the outside in the width direction, being continuous from the connecting portion, being fixed on a surface of the circuit board, and including a fixed portion side press-fitted portion extending in the insertion direction of the electric cable; and the housing includes a hole into which the fixed portion side press-fitted portion is pressed.