Patent ID: 7281954

Claim:
A socket connector for connecting a first connection object to a second connection object, the first connection object having a first connecting portion and an engaging portion formed on opposite sides in an inserting direction, the engaging portion having a second connecting portion having a plane perpendicular to the inserting direction, the socket connector comprising: a housing having a receiving portion for receiving the first connection object in the inserting direction; a conductive contact held by the housing; and a conductive engaging member held by the housing; the contact comprising: a spring portion for applying, to the first connection object received in the receiving portion, an urging force in a removing direction opposite to the inserting direction; a contacting portion to be contacted with the first connecting portion; and a terminal portion to be electrically connected to the second connection object, the engaging member having a locking portion to be brought into contact with the engaging portion by the use of the urging force, the locking portion being contacted with the second connecting portion.