Patent ID: 6086394
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An ejector mechanism for a connector comprising:a receptacle;elastic means received in the receptacle;an elastic ejection plate adapted to force the elastic means to deform and store tension when an external card is manually inserted into the connector in a first direction and exerts a force on the ejection plate along the first direction;button means projecting from the ejection plate; anda retaining plate fixed to the connector and defining a first hole and a second hole for respectively receiving the button means at different statuses;whereby when a card is inserted into the connector the elastic ejection plate is pushed in the first direction and the button means moves from the first hole to the second hole, and when the button means is depressed downward below a retention region of the second hole the button means receives a force from the elastic means and returns to the first hole.