Patent ID: 6805566
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A memory card connector having an interior cavity for receiving a memory card, comprising:an insulative housing having a rear terminal-mounting section at the rear of the cavity, and at least one longitudinal side wall section extending forwardly from one end of the rear section at one side of the cavity, the housing being mountable on a circuit board; a plurality of terminals mounted on the rear terminal-mounting section of the housing and having contact portions for engaging appropriate contacts on the memory card; a pair of switch terminals mounted on the side wall section of the housing, one switch terminal having an elastic contact arm which may be engageable by the memory card received in the cavity and movable into engagement with a contact arm of the other switch terminal; complementary interengaging mounting means between at least one of the switch terminals and said longitudinal side wall section of the housing and including an L-shaped locking boss at an outside of the side wall section defining a locking space behind the boss, and an opening in a body portion of the at least one switch terminal through which said locking boss can be inserted to position the body portion in the locking space behind the boss and prevent the body portion from pulling outwardly of the side wall section; and said at least one switch terminal having a soldering tab projecting from a bottom edge of the body portion for solder connection to the circuit board.