Patent ID: 7341489
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector, comprising: an insulating housing comprising a substantially rectangular mating portion extending in a longitudinal direction; a plurality of contacts received in the mating portion of the insulating housing; and a metallic shell, of which the insulating housing is mounted to a rear end, comprising a horizontal plate portion, a pair of side plate portions extending vertically from opposite lateral sides of the top plate portion, a pair of flange-like plate portions and the flange-like plate portions, and a plurality of spring arms formed on lateral side areas of the horizontal plate portion and the flange-like plate portions and bowed into the card receiving space and defining a pair of guiding recesses between the spring arms; wherein each of said spring arms is stamped from the metallic shell with two opposite ends thereof integrally connected to said metallic shell; wherein at least one cantilever resilient arm is aligned with and located between adjacent two of said aligned spring arms in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction.