Patent ID: 7318752

Claim:
A connector comprising: a receptacle capable of receiving both a mini-A plug and a mini-B plug based on a USB standard, the receptacle including: a base made of an insulating material, having a main body and a flattened connecting part protruding from the main body; a plurality of first posts made of a conductive material, having contact parts retained on one surface of the connecting part in the width direction of the connecting part; and a shell coupled to the main body of the base so as to form a fitting recess for accommodating the connecting part therewith, and a plug including: a body having a fitting part with a connecting recess which receives the connecting part of the receptacle therein and is fitted to a fitting recess; and a plurality of first contacts made of a conductive material and retained in the connecting recess so as to make an electrical contact with a corresponding one of the contact parts of the first posts when the connecting part of the base is inserted into the connecting recess of the body, wherein the receptacle has a plurality of second posts made of a conductive material, having contact parts retained on an opposite surface of the first posts of the connecting part in a direction intersecting the protruding direction of the connecting part, and wherein the plug has a plurality of second contacts made of a conductive material, having contact parts retained in the connecting recess of the body so as to make an electrical contact with the contact parts of the second posts when the connecting part is inserted into the connecting recess of the body.