Connector

A connector comprising:

• a synthetic-resin connector main body into which an object to be inserted is to be inserted from the front;
• a plurality of terminals held in the connector main body at certain intervals in a width direction;
• movable pieces provided at the individual terminals in such a manner as to extend in a front-to-back direction;
• and
• a synthetic-resin pressing member rotatably provided at a rear end of the connector main body, the pressing member bringing the movable pieces of the individual terminals into pressure-contact with the object by rotating in a predetermined direction, wherein when the pressing member is rotated in the predetermined direction, a pressing portion provided at the pressing member pushes up the rear ends of the movable pieces of the individual terminals while rotating to displace the front ends of the movable pieces downwards into contact with the upper surface of the object,
• wherein the connector main body has, at the rear end, supporting portions that rotatably support the pressing portion;
• and
• the pressing portion rotates while butting the rear ends of the movable pieces and the supporting portions of the connector main body so that the rear ends of the movable pieces are pushed up by the pressing portion;
• the supporting portions each includes a retaining portion that retains the pressing portion to restrict the backward movement of the pressing portions;
• and
• the pressing portion is configured to move forwards while being retained by the retaining portion when rotated in the predetermined direction.