Patent attributes
A connector according to the present disclosure is a connector to be mounted on a circuit board and to be connected to a mating connector including a first shield member. The connector includes an insulator, a contact attached to the insulator, and a second shield member attached to the insulator on a same side as the contact. The second shield member includes a base portion that is adjacent to the contact in a first direction perpendicular to a connecting direction in which the mating connector and the connector are to be connected, a mount portion is formed on a side of the base portion opposite to the contact in the first direction and that is to be mounted on the circuit board, and a contacting portion that extends from the mount portion toward a connection side in the connecting direction and that is to be in contact with the first shield member.