Patent ID: 8708721

Claim:
A connector which is able to accommodate at least a part of an object, the connector comprising: an ejection member pivotable between an eject position and an accommodating position, the ejection member including a receiver and an ejecting portion, the receiver having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface of the receiver being arranged so as to be pressed along a pressing direction by using an operating member which is other than the connector, the ejection member being designed to pivot from the accommodating position to the eject position when the front surface is pressed along the pressing direction, the ejecting portion ejecting the object along an ejecting direction opposite to the pressing direction when the ejection member pivots toward the eject position; and a backup portion located within a predetermined range in a vertical direction perpendicular to the ejecting direction, an upper end and a lower end in the vertical direction of the receiver defining an upper limit and a lower limit of the predetermined range, respectively, the backup portion being brought into abutment with the rear surface of the receiver when the front surface of the receiver receives a force which is so excessive as to force the ejection member to pivot beyond the eject position, the abutment of the backup portion backing up the receiver.