Patent ID: 6843688

Claim:
A connector for use in connecting a connection object which is movable in a first direction, said connector comprising: an insulator having a main surface for receiving thereon said connection object, said main surface spreading in said first direction and a second direction perpendicular to said first direction; and a plurality of conductive contacts retained by said insulator, each of said contact comprising: a contact portion protruding outward from the main surface of said insulator in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second directions; a spring portion having an approximately U-shape and elastically supporting said contact portion so as to be movable toward the inside of said insulator in said third direction; and an extended portion extending from said contact portion into the inside of said insulator in a fourth direction crossing said first and third directions in a plane spreading in said first and third directions, said insulator having a guide surface for guiding movement of said extended portion in said third direction a combination of said contact portion, said spring portion, and said extended portion having an approximately T-shape, said conductive contacts being arranged in two rows to make said contact portion and said extended portion be placed outer than said spring portion relative to said insulator.