Patent ID: 7591682

Claim:
A connector comprising: a contact; a housing that has an insertion hole for inserting said contact, said housing including a first housing component part and a second housing component part connected to said first housing component part, said insertion hole including a first hole formed in said first housing component part, and a second hole formed in said second housing component part such that the second hole is opposed to the first hole in directions of insertion and removal of said contact, and said first housing component part having an accommodating part for accommodating said second housing component part such that said second housing component part is insertable and removable in directions orthogonal to the directions of insertion and removal of said contact; and a holding member that has a generally hollow cylindrical shape and holds said contact inserted into said insertion hole, said holding member being accommodated in said first hole or said second hole such that said holding member is restricted in motion in the directions of insertion and removal of said contact when said first housing component part and said second housing component part are connected to each other.