Connector

A connector for use in electrically connecting a conductive film formed on abase to a counterpart terminal held by a counterpart connector, comprising:

• a housing fixed on the base;
• a holding unit displaceably supported with respect to the housing;
• and
• an elastically deformable terminal held by the holding unit, wherein
• the holding unit has a first lock section and a second lock section,
• the housing has a third lock section and a fourth lock section, and
• the holding unit displaces with respect to the housing so as to selectively take a temporal locking position where the first lock section and the third lock section are engaged with each other, and a non-temporal locking position in which the second lock section and the fourth lock section are engaged with each other,
• the housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal undeformed and apart from the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base,
• the housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal elastically deformed and contacting the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the non-temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base, and
• the terminal is able to contact the counterpart terminal, by having the housing fit together with the counterpart connector, while the holding unit is in the non-temporal locking position.