Patent ID: 7021958

Claim:
A connector to be connected to a cable by an insulation displacement connection, said connector comprising; a first housing including a holding portion for receiving the cable; a contact to contact a mating connector and which includes a pair of insulation displacement portions that face each other with a gap therebetween and that are adapted to be connected to the cable by the insulation displacement connection; and a second housing which holds the contact and which is coupled to the first housing; wherein the second housing is rotatable with respect to the first housing to insert the holding portion into the gap so as to clamp the cable between the holding portion and each of the insulation displacement portions; wherein the second housing comprises a pivot point portion, and the first housing comprises a support portion for supporting the pivot point portion; and wherein the insulation displacement contact portions comprise a first blade-shaped portion and a second blade-shaped portion farther from the pivot point portion than the first blade-shaped portion, the holding portion comprises a recessed portion facing the second blade-shaped portion, and a part of the cable is bent towards the recessed portion.