Patent ID: 7094112

Claim:
A spring connector, comprising: an insulative casing, having a bottom face to be mounted on a board member; a conductive pin, disposed in the casing so as to be slidable in a first direction parallel to the bottom face; a conductive terminal, disposed in the casing and having at least one elastic piece which is always brought into contact with an outer periphery of the pin from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and an elastic member, disposed between the pin and the terminal so that a tip end of the pin is projected from the casing while being retractable in the first direction, wherein: at least one groove is formed on at least one of side portions of the pin so as to extend in the first direction; at least one guide member is formed on either the terminal or the casing so as to be fitted into the groove; and the guide member comes in slide contact along an upper face of the groove when the elastic piece is brought into contact with the pin.