Patent ID: 7637783

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing having a space into which an object to be connected is inserted; and a contact member incorporated in the housing, the contact member including a first contact part and a second contact part aligned to come into contact with a pad of the object to be connected, wherein the first contact part is positioned closer to an entrance of the space than the second contact part is, the first contact part and the second contact part facing the space, the contact member includes a main body part, a first contact arm part having the first contact part, and a second contact arm part having the second contact part, the main body part including a first plate part, a second plate part, and a stepped plate part and the second plate part including first and second separate portions, the first and second contact arm parts are bent relative to the main body part and extend from the first and second separate portions, respectively, and the stepped plate part of the main body part connects the first and second plate parts thereof so that the first plate part is offset relative to the second plate part in a direction in which the first and second contact arm parts are bent relative to the main body part.