Patent ID: 7097506

Claim:
A contact module comprising a conductive contact and an insulator retaining said conductive contact, said conductive contact comprising: a contact portion at one end thereof; a terminal portion at the other end thereof; and an intermediate portion connecting said conductive contact portion and said terminal portion to each other and having a positioning-subject portion, said insulator comprising: a groove formed within said insulator, receiving therein said intermediate portion of said conductive contact; a positioning portion provisionally retains said positioning-subject portion of said conductive contact; and a retaining portion retaining said intermediate portion of said conductive contact, said positioning portion comprising a first recessed portion formed in the vicinity of one end of said groove and a second recessed portion formed in the vicinity of the other end of said groove, said positioning-subject portion comprising a first shoulder portion pressed-fitted into said first recessed portion and a second shoulder portion press-fitted into said second recessed portion, said retaining portion comprising a deformable, caulking portion fixedly retaining said intermediate portion, when deformed, said caulking portion comprising a tapered portion.