Patent ID: 9590331
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G06K,H01R

Claim:
1. A card connector comprising: a base comprising synthetic resin, the base including an external terminal disposed on a back side in an insertion direction of an IC card; a shell comprising metal, the shell configured to form a slot between the shell and the base into which the IC card is insertable; and a contact comprising a contact portion abutting an electrode which is exposed from a surface of the IC card when the IC card is inserted into the slot, a first elastic portion extending from the contact portion in the insertion direction of the IC card and comprising a first end which is embedded in the base to be fixed to the base, and a second elastic portion extending from the contact portion in an ejection direction of the IC card and comprising a second end which is embedded in the base to be fixed to the base, the contact which is continuously formed from the first end to the second end via the contact portion.