Connector

A connector attached to a flexible substrate having a sheet-like shape and having a flexible conductor formed on a front surface of a substrate body, the connector comprising:

• at least one contact made of a conductive material and connected to the flexible conductor,
• a housing that is attached to the flexible substrate and retains the contact;
• and
• a protection sheet constituted of an insulating film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one surface of the protection sheet and disposed between the housing and the flexible substrate such that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer faces the flexible substrate,
• wherein the protection sheet is disposed so as to cover at least a front surface part of the flexible substrate on which the flexible conductor is formed, and is adhered to the flexible substrate with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer,
• wherein the housing has a flat surface facing the flexible substrate, and
• wherein an adhesive layer bonding the housing to the protection sheet is disposed between the flat surface and the protection sheet.