Patent ID: 7090537
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: G06K,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A connector adapted to be selectively connected to two types of cards inserted towards an insertion direction and different from each other in width thereof, the connector comprising: a housing defining a cutout portion and a guide space and having a guide portion for guiding an insertion of a selected one of the cards, the cutout portion being positioned at an end corner portion of the housing in the insertion direction, the guide space being placed short of and adjacent to the cutout portion in the insertion direction, the guide portion extending in the guide space in a particular direction intersecting the insertion direction; and an eject mechanism for moving the selected one towards a removing direction opposite to the first direction, the eject mechanism comprising: an eject member to be engaged with the selected one and moved together with the selected one; an operating member for moving the eject member towards the removing direction; and a rotary member placed at the guide space and having a rotation center and rotatable around the rotation center to transmit operation of the operating member to the eject member, the rotation center being disposed in the guide space.