Connector

A connector which is connectable with a card which is insertable from an insertion opening of the connector, the card having a terminal, the connector comprising:

• a holding member having a rear support portion and a front support portion, the front support portion being closer to the insertion opening than the rear support portion in a front-rear direction;
• and a contact being held by the holding member, the contact having a base portion and a spring portion, the base portion having a rear supported portion, a front supported portion and a movable starting point, the rear supported portion being supported by the rear support portion, the front supported portion being supported by the front support portion, the movable starting point being positioned between the rear supported portion and the front supported portion in the front-rear direction and being movable in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, the spring portion extending frontward from the movable starting point in the front-rear direction, the spring portion being provided with a contact point which is to be in contact with the terminal of the card,
• wherein:
• the base portion has two of the front supported portions;
• the front supported portions are supported by the front support portion so as to be movable at least in the front-rear direction;
• and
• the movable starting point is positioned between the front supported portions in a width direction perpendicular to both the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.