Patent ID: 8475000

Claim:
A connector comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector which are disconnectably connected to each other to connect a circuit board and connecting object to each other in a manner to allow said circuit board and said connecting object to move relative to each other in one of a common plane, in which the circuit board and the connecting object both lie, and in mutually parallel planes, in which the circuit board and the connecting object respectively lie, wherein said receptacle connector comprises: a receptacle contact which is fixed to one side of said circuit board, said receptacle contact including a pair of holding portions which are resiliently deformable in opposite directions away from each other, and a pair of guide portions which are spaced from each other with said pair of holding portions positioned therebewteen, wherein each guide portion of said pair of guide portions includes a support groove, wherein said plug connector comprises: a plug contact which is electrically connected to said connecting object; and a plug insulator which holds said plug contact, wherein said plug contact is formed as a plate-shaped member which is linearly elongated in a direction parallel to said plane and resiliently deformable in a direction of thickness of said plate-shaped member, which is held between said pair of holding portions to be movable in said linearly elongated direction, and which includes a contact portion that is engaged in said support grooves of said pair of guide portions, and wherein said plug insulator includes an opening on a portion thereof facing said circuit board, and an accommodation space for accommodating said receptacle contact and said plug contact.