Patent ID: 7544098

Claim:
A connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a connection object in connecting and disconnecting directions, the connector comprising: a first housing including an insulator; a second housing holding the first housing so that the first housing is three-dimensionally movable; and a contact held by the first and the second housings, wherein the second housing is made of a single member and includes a stopper mechanism three-dimensionally defining a movable range of the first housing, wherein the stopper mechanism comprises: a first stopper for restricting the movement of the first housing in a first direction perpendicular to the connecting and the disconnecting directions; a second stopper for restricting the movement of the first housing in a second direction perpendicular to the connecting and the disconnecting directions and the first direction; and a third stopper for restricting the movement of the first housing in a third direction as one of the connecting and the disconnecting directions along which a pressing force of the connection object is applied, wherein the contact comprises: a contacting portion coupled to the first housing and adapted to be contacted with the connection object; a terminal portion held by the second housing; and a coupling potion integrally coupling the contacting portion and the terminal portion, wherein the contacting portion comprises: a holding portion held by the first housing; a spring portion extending from the holding portion; and a contact point portion connected to the spring portion and facing the insulator to define therebetween an area for receiving the connection object, and wherein the spring portion comprises: a first U-shaped portion engaged with the insulator; and a turning portion extending continuously between the first U-shaped portion and the contact point portion and turning the insulator to form a second U-shaped portion which is directed opposite to the first U-shaped portion.