Patent ID: 7077675

Claim:
A ZIF connector having first and second connectors to be fitted to and released from each other, wherein: the first connector comprises: a first insulator portion; a plurality of first conductive contacts held by the first insulator portion and arranged adjacent to one another in a predetermined direction; and an operating member rotatably held by the first insulator portion, the second connector comprising: a second insulator portion; a floating member held by the second insulator portion to be rotatable and slidable in the predetermined direction, the floating member having a first surface and a second surface which face the first conductive contacts and the operating member, respectively, in a mutually fitted state where the first and the second connectors are fitted to each other; and a plurality of second conductive contacts having one parts held by the first surface and arranged adjacent to one another in the predetermined direction, the floating member being rotated in a first rotating direction to bring the second conductive contacts into contact with the first conductive contacts when the operating member is rotated in the mutually fitted state.