Patent ID: 7654827

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting connection objects to each other in a connecting direction, said electrical connector comprising: a holding member having an accommodating portion between a first and a second surface to which said connection objects are opposed, respectively, when connected to said electrical connector; and a connecting member having elasticity and placed in said accommodating portion, wherein said holding member comprises a first and a second wall which define said accommodating portion therebetween, said second wall comprises a pair of restraining portions defining spaces which extend along the first and the second surfaces, respectively, each of the spaces allows portions of said connecting member to elastically move in a predetermined direction crossing said connecting direction, each of said restraining portions comprises an inclined surface which is inclined with respect to said connecting direction to make each of said spaces be taper-shaped so as to enlarge said accommodating portion only in the vicinity of said first and second surfaces, wherein said connecting member comprises a conductor formed to come in face-to-face contact with said connection objects.