Patent ID: 8066516

Claim:
A coaxial connector, comprising: a main body that has a hole allowing a probe to be inserted therein; a fixed terminal fixed to the main body; and a movable terminal including a portion fixed to the main body and a plate spring portion, said plate spring portion having a length in a direction in which the movable terminal and the fixed terminal are aligned and linearly extending in said direction from the fixed portion toward the fixed terminal, the plate spring portion being in contact with the fixed terminal and simultaneously in contact with the main body at a tip thereof, wherein when a probe is inserted into the hole in a downward direction, the plate spring portion is curved in such a manner that a center region of the plate spring portion protrudes upward, the plate spring portion is urged upwards on the fixed terminal, and the plate spring portion is displaced by the inserted probe in said direction in which the movable terminal and the fixed terminal are aligned and in said downward direction away from the fixed terminal.