Patent ID: 7896705

Claim:
An interface connector comprising: a plug with a plug inserting part in which a plurality of plug terminals are disposed to project from top and bottom faces of the plug inserting part; and a receptacle in which the plug inserting part is inserted and removed through a plug insertion slot, the receptacle having receptacle terminals that are disposed in a pair of inner wall faces of the receptacle, which face the top and bottom faces of the plug inserting part that is inserted through the plug insertion slot, to electrically connect with the plug terminals, wherein: the plug terminals are provided to freely move in and out of the top and bottom faces of the plug inserting part by elastic deformation; and the top and bottom faces of the plug inserting part having curved faces, and, when the plug inserting part is inserted in the receptacle, the plurality of plug terminals provided in the curved top and bottom faces press against the plurality of receptacle terminals in the pair of inner wall faces such that the plug inserting part is held or removed when load is applied from a direction other than an insertion direction.