Connector that is mounted on mounting object of sheet type having plurality of flexible conductors and that is to be fitted with counter connector in fitting direction

A connector that is mounted on a mounting object of sheet type having a plurality of flexible conductors exposed on a surface of the mounting object and that is to be fitted with a counter connector in a fitting direction, the connector comprising:

• a housing that is made of an insulating material and is bendable;
• and
• a plurality of contacts retained in the housing with arranged in an arrangement direction orthogonal to the fitting direction, each of the plurality of contacts being made of a conductive material,
• wherein the housing includes a plurality of first projections arranged in the arrangement direction to correspond to the plurality of contacts and projecting in the fitting direction,
• each of the plurality of contacts includes
• a contact portion retained in a corresponding one of the plurality of first projections and configured to make contact with a corresponding counter contact of the counter connector, the contact portion has a projection shape projecting in the fitting direction and includes a first projection accommodating portion of recess shape in which the corresponding one of the plurality of first projections is inserted,
• a connection portion connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of flexible conductors of the mounting object, and
• a joint portion that joins the contact portion and the connection portion to each other, and
• the plurality of first projections are separate from one another.