Patent ID: 8651893

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector main body into which an external conductive object is connected, a plurality of contacts disposed at intervals from one another within the connector main body in a width direction thereof, and a freely rotatable press member for pressing respective contacts against the external conductive object to be inserted into the connector main body, wherein the press member presses the respective contacts toward the external object to be connected when the press member rotates in one direction and cancel the press of the respective contacts when the press member rotates in the other direction, and at least one of the contacts comprising: a first movable piece portion comprising: a first contacting portion of one end of the first movable piece portion for contact with the external object to be connected, and an other end of the first movable piece portion is pressed by the press member in a direction opposite to the external object to be connected, a second movable piece portion comprising: a second contacting portion of one end of the second movable piece portion for contact with the external object to be connected, and an other end of the second movable piece portion is formed integrally with the other end of the first movable piece portion, and a springy piece portion for displacing the first and second movable piece portions so that, when the other end of the first movable piece portion is pressed by the press member, the first and second contacting portions come into pressure contact with the external object to be connected, wherein a fixing piece portion connected to the first and second portions by the springy piece portion.