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A connecting device of the invention includes a contact for electrically connecting with a lead terminal of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (electronic component), a body for accommodating the contact and having an insertion opening to allow the lead terminal to be inserted/removed from a side of the

A connecting device of the invention includes a contact for electrically connecting with a lead terminal of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (electronic component), a body for accommodating the contact and having an insertion opening to allow the lead terminal to be inserted/removed from a side of the body, a shutter for opening/closing the insertion opening of the body, and an operation member mounted to the body for operating the open/close of the shutter.

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What is claimed is: 1. A connecting device, comprising: a body having an insertion opening for removably receiving a lead terminal from a side thereof; a contact to be accommodated inside the body, the contact being contactable with the lead terminal inserted into the body through the insertion ope

What is claimed is: 1. A connecting device, comprising: a body having an insertion opening for removably receiving a lead terminal from a side thereof; a contact to be accommodated inside the body, the contact being contactable with the lead terminal inserted into the body through the insertion opening; a shutter provided in the body so as to openably close the insertion opening; and an operating member mounted on the body for operating the shutter, said operating member being movable in an insertion/removal direction of the lead terminal, wherein said shutter is engageable with a guide groove provided on said operating member, said guide groove being oblique to the movement axis of the operating member, such that said shutter is caused to move in said guide groove for opening and closing the insertion opening in response to movement of the operating member. 2. A connecting device, comprising a body having an insertion opening for removably receiving a lead terminal from a side thereof; a contact to be accommodated inside the body, the contact being contactable with the lead terminal inserted into the body through the insertion opening; a shutter provided with the body so as to openably close the insertion opening; and an operation member mounted on the body movably in an insertion/removal direction of the lead terminal, adapted for operation to move at least the shutter, wherein the body is provided with a mounting hole comprising a long hole extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion/removal direction of the lead terminal and penetrating the body, the operation member has a guide groove in a face thereof facing the body, the guide groove obliquely crossing the mounting hole and fitting the shutter thereinto through the mounting hole, and the shutter is adapted to move from one end portion of the guide groove to the other end portion of the guide groove in accordance with a movement of the operation member and thereby move in the mounting hole from an opening position to open the insertion opening to a closing position to close the insertion opening. 3. The connecting device according to claim 2, wherein the contact includes a first connection part for connection with a lead terminal and a second connection part for connection with a substrate, the first connection part includes a first clamp arm comprising a fixed piece and a second clamp arm comprising an elastically deformable movable piece, the second clamp arm includes: a bent or curved part which is bent or curved in a direction away from the first clamp arm, and a hold part which is continued from a tip portion of the bent or curved part and is bent or curved in a direction opposite to the bent or curved part, a face of the body facing the operating member has an opening, the opening being arranged to face the bent or curved part, the operation member has a piece member to be inserted in the opening movably in the insertion/removal direction, the piece member is adapted to press the bent or curved part toward the first clamp arm when the shutter is positioned at the opening position, and to release the pressing of the bent or curved part when the shutter is positioned at the closing position, and when the bent or curved part is pressed by the piece member, the hold part moves in a direction approaching the first clamp arm and crosses the first clamp arm so as to form a space for receiving the lead terminal between the hold part and the first clamp arm, and when the pressing by the piece member is released, the hold part moves in a direction approaching the first clamp arm and close the space so as to hold the lead terminal between the hold part of the second clamp arm and first clamp arm. 4. The connecting device according to claim 3, wherein the second clamp arm comprises two second clamp arms and are provided on both sides of the first clamp arm. 5. The connecting device according to claim 2, wherein the contact includes a first connection part for connection with a lead terminal and a second connection part for connection with a substrate, the first connection part has first and second clamp arms which are elastically deformable, the first and second clamp arms including: first and second bent or curved parts which are bent or curved in directions away from each other; and first and second hold parts which are continued from tip portions of the first and second bent or curved pans, and are bent or curved in directions opposite to the first and second bent or curved parts, a face of the body facing the operating member has an opening, the opening being arranged to face the first and second bent or curved parts, the operation member has a pair of piece members to be inserted in the opening movably in the insertion/removal direction, the pair of piece members are adapted to press the first and second bent or curved parts in directions approaching each other when the shutter is positioned at the opening position, and to release the pressing of the first and second bent or curved parts when the shutter is positioned at the closing position, and when the first and second bent or curved parts are pressed by the pair of piece members, the first and second hold parts move in directions approaching each other and cross each other so as to form a space for receiving the lead terminal between the first and second hold parts, and when the pressing by the pair of piece members is released, the first and second hold parts move in directions approaching each other and close the space so as to hold the lead terminal between the first and second hold parts. 6. The connecting device according to claim 5 or 3, wherein the first clamp arm comprises two first clamp arms and are provided on both sides of the second clamp arm. 7. The connecting device according to claim 5 or 3, wherein the body further comprises: an open part for protruding the second connection part of the contact so as to be contactable with a circuit pattern of the substrate, and an engaging claw being provided on an edge portion of the open part and extending in a protruding direction of the second connection part for engagement with the substrate. 8. The connecting device according to claim 7, wherein the second connection part of the contact is in a shape to allow elastic contact with the circuit pattern of the substrate. 9. The connecting device according to claim 7, wherein the second connection part of the contact is in a substantially straight shape to allow insertion into a through hole of the substrate. 10. The connecting device according to claim 7, wherein the second connection part of the contact is in a shape to allow press-contact of a lead wire therewith.