Connector and connecting method

A connecting method for connecting a contact of a contact member to a flexible conductor with use of an elastic member, the contact member including a conductor-contact portion constituted by part of the contact and an elastic member-contact portion disposed to be separated from the conductor-contact portion in a predetermined direction, the elastic member including an elastic member body and a rotation operating portion joined to the elastic member body, the elastic member body having a base portion and a pressing portion disposed to be separated from the base portion in the predetermined direction and being elastically displaceable in the predetermined direction with respect to the base portion, the connecting method comprising:

• disposing the flexible conductor with respect to the contact member such that part of the flexible conductor is situated near the conductor-contact portion;
• disposing the elastic member obliquely with respect to the contact member such that the pressing portion contacts the part of the flexible conductor and that the part of the flexible conductor is sandwiched between the conductor-contact portion and the pressing portion;
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• rotating the elastic member about the pressing portion that is in contact with the part of the flexible conductor through an operation of the rotation operating portion to bring the base portion of the elastic member body into contact with the elastic member-contact portion of the contact member so that the pressing portion elastically displaced presses the part of the flexible conductor against the conductor-contact portion, whereby the contact is electrically connected to the flexible conductor.