Patent ID: 8920179

Claim:
A connector including a plurality of contacts which are arranged in a matrix form that has a plurality of columns in a first horizontal direction and a plurality of rows in a second horizontal direction crossing the first horizontal direction: wherein: the connector comprises a connection film and a base member; the base member comprises a plate-like main portion and a plurality of elastic support portions held by the main portion; the elastic support portions are arranged in the matrix form; the main portion is formed with a plurality of openings which correspond to the elastic support portions, respectively; each of the openings pierces the main portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to both the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction and extends in a predetermined direction crossing both the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction in a horizontal plane which is defined by the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction; each of the elastic support portions has an upper end, a lower end and an attachment surface, the upper end and the lower end being opposite ends of the elastic support portion in the vertical direction, the attachment surface being provided between the upper end and the lower end and facing the corresponding opening; the connection film has an insulator film and a plurality of conductive portions which are formed on the insulator film and correspond to the elastic support portions, respectively; each of the conductive portions is attached through the insulator film to the upper end, the attachment surface and the lower end of the corresponding elastic support portion and faces the corresponding opening; and the elastic support portion and the conductive portion form the contact.