Patent ID: 7357642
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector into and from which a card is inserted and removed, including a plurality of contacts each having a contact portion adapted to contact said card, a housing arranging and holding said contacts and having a fining opening into which said card is inserted, a guide frame formed integrally with or separately from said housing and having guide portions for guiding said card to said contacts, a shell enclosing a portion of said guide frame in which a card removing means is installed, terminals arranged on a side of a leading end of said fitting opening for providing a conductive path for discharging static electricity, and the card removing means for removing said card from said card connector, wherein at least one of said terminals is provided with an extending piece and a connection portion which connects each of said at least one terminals to a substrate, said extending piece extending from each of said at least one of said terminals in a direction opposite from the connection portion, and said shell is provided with an extending portion adapted to contact said extending piece of said terminal.