Patent ID: 7014118
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A header connector apparatus configured to receive an electronic card, the apparatus comprising: a body having first and second spaced apart side arms formed integrally with the body and configured to receive the card therebetween, the first side arm having a longitudinally extending first dovetail member; an actuator button having a longitudinally extending second dovetail member configured to mate with the first dovetail member to allow the button to move longitudinally relative to the body; and a monolithic ejector mechanism coupled to the body and the button, the monolithic ejector mechanism having a protrusion, said protrusion sliding against a wall of the body to eject the card from the body upon longitudinal movement of the button relative to the body; wherein the body is formed to include an opening adjacent the second arm, the button is formed to include a notch portion, and the ejector mechanism includes first and second opposite flanges, the first flange being located in the notch portion of the button to couple the ejector mechanism to the button, and the second flange extending through the opening formed in the body adjacent the second arm, the protrusion including a pivot cam positioned between the first and second flanges so that movement of the button causes the ejector mechanism to pivot about the pivot cam to eject the card; and wherein the wall of the body includes a curved portion configured to receive and slide against the pivot cam.