Patent ID: 7377803

Claim:
A connector comprising: a terminal element including a conductor-connecting section connectable with a conductor of an electric wire and a contact section capable of coming into conductive contact with a corresponding terminal element of a counterpart connector; an electrically insulating body for supporting said terminal element while exposing said conductor-connecting section and said contact section wherein said conductor-connecting section protrudes outwardly from a first support member of said body; and an abutting member assembled with said body to bring the conductor of the wire into abutment with said conductor-connecting section of said terminal element under pressure; wherein said body includes a fitting portion capable of fitting to the counterpart connector while positioning said contact section of said terminal element with respect to the corresponding terminal element; wherein said conductor-connecting section and said contact section of said terminal element are arranged to be aligned with each other in a direction intersecting a connector fitting direction determined by said fitting portion; and wherein said contact section of said terminal element has a folded shape such that the contact section is capable of conductively contacting with the corresponding terminal element of the counterpart connector at a plurality of points simultaneously, and wherein said fitting portion of said body includes a protruding support surface along which said contact section of said terminal element is securely supported.