Patent ID: 8052457

Claim:
A connector comprising a generally rectangular socket and a generally rectangular header couplable with the socket, wherein: one of the header and the socket is provided with arch-shaped engaging members arranged in opposite short sides thereof, the engaging members being elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the header or socket, each of the engaging members includes a protrusion portion protruding from said one of the header and the socket in the longitudinal direction thereof, the other of the header and the socket includes retainer members engageable with the respective protrusion portions of the engaging members, and the engaging members are elastically deformed while mounting the header to the socket, wherein the header or the socket including the retainer members has holes formed on a lower surface thereof opposite to an upper surface on which the header or the socket provided with the engaging members is mounted, each hole being shaped to permit insertion of a rod-like member therethrough, and wherein when the rod-like member is inserted into the hole to press the protrusion portion of each of the engaging members, the protrusion portion is elastically deformed inwards of said one of the header and the socket to release engagement of the protrusion portion and a corresponding retainer member, wherein a slanting portion is formed on a lower surface of the protrusion portion, and when the rod-like member is inserted into the hole, a tip-end of the rod-like member is pressed against and slid along the slanting portion.