Patent ID: 6068516
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G06K,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A card connector for receiving an electrical card defining a notch in one of opposite front corners thereof, comprising:a base defining a plurality of passageways therethrough;a plurality of contacts received in the passageways of the base, said contacts engaging with contact pads formed on the electrical card;a cover engaging with the base and defining a card insertion cavity therebetween, a front opening being formed at a forward side of the cavity; andan anti-disorientation means situated adjacent to a side of the base and extending from the cover into the cavity in a forward direction toward the front opening of the cavity, said anti-disorientation means forming a curved portion substantially inwardly protruding from the cover into the card insertion cavity for abutting against the electrical card thereby prohibiting the card from being further inserted when the card is improperly inserted into the card connector with the corner without the notch thereof facing the anti-disorientation means, and two tapered side edges, one side edge of the anti-disorientation means being longer than the other side edge thereof, when the card is properly inserted, a portion of the card around the notch of the card engages and moves the shorter side edge of the anti-disorientation means upward thereby allowing the card to bypass the anti-disorientation means.