Patent ID: 7052317

Claim:
A connector comprising: an insulator having a receiving portion; a contact held by the insulator; and a fixing member coupled to the insulator for fixing the insulator to an object, the fixing member including: a main body received in the receiving portion; a leg mechanism extending from the main body for being fixed to the object; a first engaging mechanism extending from the main body and engaged with the receiving portion in a first direction; and a second engaging mechanism extending from the main body and engaged with the insulator in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the second engaging mechanism including a pair of branch portions extending parallel to each other, each of the branch portions having an end portion which extends in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and which is engaged with the insulator in the second direction, the insulator having a side wall on which the receiving portion is formed, the branch portions further having support portions, respectively, each extending from the main body towards the first direction, and the end portion being bent substantially perpendicular to the support portions.