Patent ID: 9490557
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06K,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electronic card connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity and a base portion, the base portion having a plurality of terminal-receiving slots and an upper surface; a plurality of terminals each comprising an affixed portion retained in the base portion, an elastic portion extending upwardly into the receiving cavity, and a contacting portion formed at the elastic portion, each terminal defining a front point and a rear point respectively located on the elastic portion, the front point located in front of the contacting portion and the rear point located behind the contacting portion with respect to a card-inserting direction, a first part of the elastic portion located in a first plane, a second part of the elastic portion located in a second plane angled with respect to the first plane, the second part of the elastic portion having a connecting portion and a pair of frame portions connected with two free ends of the connecting portion, the elastic portion, the connecting portion, and the frame portions being resiliently deformable in an up-to-down direction; and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing; wherein said first part of the elastic portion comprises a pair of elastic arms extending upwardly into the receiving cavity and converging on the contacting portion, and the first point and the second point of each terminal are respectively defined in the two elastic arms and located at the same side of the contacting portion along a transverse direction perpendicular to the card-inserting direction.