Patent ID: 8087947

Claim:
A connector comprising: a contact that includes a pair of contact portions which are arranged in a manner opposed to each other in a first predetermined direction, and are capable of holding a terminal portion of an object to be connected, in a sandwiching manner; an operation member that accommodates said pair of contact portions and operates said pair of contact portions, said operation member including: a pair of operation portions that are arranged in a manner opposed to each other in the first predetermined direction, a first linking portion that has a cutout enabling the terminal portion of the object to be connected to be inserted between said pair of contact portions in a second predetermined direction which is perpendicular to the first predetermined direction, and links said pair of operation portions, a second linking portion that is opposed to said first linking portion in a third predetermined direction which is perpendicular to the first and second predetermined directions, and links said pair of operation portions, and a pair of pressing portions that are connected to said operation portions, respectively, and are arranged in a manner opposed to each other in the first predetermined direction, for pressing said pair of contact portions to cause said pair of contact portions to be made close to each other such that said pair of contact portions hold the terminal portion of the object to be connected in a sandwiching manner, when said operation member is moved from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position; and a supporting member that supports said operation member in a manner movable between the first predetermined position and the second predetermined direction in which said pair of pressing portions cause said pair of contact portions to be made close to each other.