Connector

A connector, comprising:

• a plurality of terminals, each including a contact point and lined up in a first direction;
• a housing for retaining the plurality of terminals open facing a first side in a second direction that intersects with the first direction, and into which a flat cable can be inserted through the opening;
• an actuator including a cam part for deforming the terminals to press the contact points against the flat cable surface and a stopper contacted surface;
• a cam control surface positioned on a second side in the second direction relative to the cam part that controls movement of the cam part toward the second side;
• and
• a stopper surface, wherein
• the actuator is supported by a support shaft part positioned at the end of the actuator in the first direction that enables rotating between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation,
• the horizontal orientation is an orientation where the cam part causes deformation to the plurality of terminals to press the contact points against the flat cable, and the upright orientation is an orientation that eliminates deformation of the plurality of terminals caused by the cam part,
• there is interference between the stopper surface and the stopper contacted surface when the actuator is in the upright orientation and this restricts movement of the actuator around the support shaft part beyond the upright orientation, and
• the cam control surface and stopper surface are positioned more to the second side in the second direction than at least a part of the support shaft part.