Patent ID: 7628653
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical card connector for insertion of a first card and a second card which is wider than the first card, comprising: an insulative housing defining a front mating face and a card receiving space recessed from the front mating face for receiving the first and the second cards; a plurality of contacts with contact portions extending into the card receiving space for mating with the first and the second cards; and a card restriction member fixed to the insulative housing and comprising a deformable main body upwardly extending into the card receiving space, the main body comprising an inclined guiding surface and a pair of raised portions protruding upwardly beyond the guiding surface with a depression formed between said pair of raised portions, under a condition that the first card is received in the depression and restricted by the raised portions with insertion of the first card into the card receiving space, and the second card abuts against upper surfaces of the raised portions with insertion of the second card into the card receiving space, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of side walls with the card receiving space located therebetween, the second card being restricted by said pair of side walls when the second card is inserted into the card receiving space, wherein the insulative housing comprises a bottom wall under the card receiving space, the card restriction member comprising a base integral with main body, and wherein the base comprises a flat mounting surface attached to the bottom wall, wherein the base comprises a pair of mounting posts extending downwardly from the flat mounting surface, the bottom wall defining a pair of holes to receive said pair of mounting posts.