Patent ID: 7999452

Claim:
A connecting member adapted to be coupled with a connection object including a pipe portion having a sealed end and a terminal portion protruding outward from the sealed end, the connecting member comprising: a tubular portion which is adapted to be fitted over an outer peripheral surface of the pipe portion; a bottom portion which is connected to a first end of the tubular portion in an axial direction and adapted to be faced to the sealed end when the tubular portion is fitted over the outer peripheral surface of the pipe portion; and a connecting portion which is connected to the bottom portion and adapted to be connected to the terminal portion; wherein the tubular portion includes a plurality of elastic sections which are separated by a plurality of slits extending from a second end of the tubular portion towards the first end in the axial direction, wherein the tubular portion comprises a pressing portion which is formed to the elastic sections at a position separated from the second end, and wherein the pressing portion has a smallest inner diameter and is adapted to be brought into elastic contact with the pipe portion.