Patent ID: 8007326

Claim:
A connector comprising: a housing comprising an accommodating portion into which a part of a board is insertable, said accommodating portion having an opening for receiving said part of said board; a contact comprising a contact portion which is capable of being brought into contact with said part of said board accommodated in said accommodating portion, and which is held by said housing; and a slider which is mounted on said housing in a slidable manner between an opening position at which the opening of said accommodating portion is opened and a closing position at which the opening of said accommodating portion is closed; wherein said slider brings said contact portion out of contact with said part of said board, which is directly engaged with said contact portion and inserted into said accommodating portion, in a thickness direction of said board when said slider is at the opening position, and said slider brings said contact portion into contact with said part of said board, which is inserted into said accommodating portion, in the thickness direction of said board when said slider is at the closing position; and wherein said contact comprises a guiding portion for guiding said slider in a sliding direction thereof.