Patent ID: 7390196

Claim:
A connector comprising: a plug including a plug body made of an insulating material and at least one plug contact supported by said plug body; a receptacle including a receptacle body made of an insulating material and at least one receptacle contact supported by said receptacle body, wherein said receptacle contact contacts said plug contact so as to be electrically connected with said plug contact when said plug is inserted into said receptacle; a plug-contact contacting portion formed on said receptacle contact to come in contact with said plug contact when said plug is inserted into said receptacle; an inner-wall-contacting portion which extends from an end of said plug-contact contacting portion toward an inner wall of said receptacle body; and a first contacting portion formed on said plug contact to extend in an insertion/extraction direction of said plug relative to said receptacle, wherein said first contacting portion slides on said plug-contact contacting portion when said plug contact is inserted into and extracted from said receptacle contact; wherein said inner-wall-contacting portion comprises an inclined portion which extends from said end of said plug-contact contacting portion toward said inner wall and toward a bottom of said receptacle body and comes in contact with said inner wall of said receptacle body at least when said plug is inserted in and extracted from said receptacle; wherein said receptacle contact comprises: a retaining portion for retaining said receptacle contact on said receptacle body; and a connecting portion which connects said retaining portion and said plug-contact contacting portion to each other so that said retaining portion and said plug-contact contacting portion are positioned with a predetermined gap therebetween, wherein said plug contact comprises: a second contacting portion which faces said first contacting portion; and a second connecting portion which has a length corresponding to said gap and connects opposed ends of said first contacting portion and said second contacting portion to each other; and wherein said first contacting portion and said second contacting portion slide on said plug-contact contacting portion and said retaining portion, respectively, when said plug contact is inserted into and extracted from said receptacle contact.