Patent ID: 7837489

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first contact element provided with a first rod-shaped base portion, a first supporting piece having a base end in the vicinity of one end portion of the first rod-shaped base portion and extending in the direction of the other end portion of said first rod-shaped portion while spaced from the first rod-shaped base portion via an upwardly extending support portion, a first leg portion extending from a terminal end portion of said first supporting piece in the direction of the other end portion of the first rod-shaped base portion, and a second leg portion extending from the terminal end portion of said first supporting piece in the direction of the one end portion of the first rod-shaped base portion; a second contact element provided with a second rod-shaped base portion, and a second supporting piece having a terminal end portion extending in the direction of the other end portion of said second rod-shaped portion while spaced from the second rod-shaped base portion via an upwardly extending support portion having a base end in the vicinity of one end portion of the second rod-shaped base portion, a housing into which the first contact element and the second contact element are inserted; and a rotating actuator comprising a shaft portion detained against the first leg portion on a lower side, and a moving portion that locks with an upper side of the vicinity of the terminal end portion of said second supporting piece upon rotation about said shaft portion; wherein said rotation causes said moving portion to press against the vicinity of the terminal end portion of said second supporting piece and a reactive force against the pressing force causes said shaft portion to move upward.