A charging stand of this invention includes: a terminal placing section; a terminal mounting portion, which is provided in the terminal placing section, and to which contact pins serving as charging terminals are mounted; a left-side top surface portion provided on a left side of the terminal mounting portion; and a right-side top surface portion provided on a right side of the terminal mounting portion. The terminal mounting portion includes a mounting portion ridge line and two mounting portion inclined surfaces. The left-side top surface portion includes: a left-side top surface portion ridge line extending at a height lower than a height of the mounting portion ridge line; and two left-side top surface portion inclined surfaces. The right-side top surface portion includes: a right-side top surface portion ridge line extending at a height lower than the height of the mounting portion ridge line; and two right-side top surface portion inclined surfaces.