Patent ID: 6152774
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical card connector adapted for electrically connecting a memory card with a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing including a base and a pair of arms disposed on opposite distal ends of the base, a chamber being defined between the arms for receiving the memory card, each arm forming a block;a plurality of contacts received in the base of the housing; anda shield mounted on the housing, the shield providing a pair of engaging tabs corresponding to the blocks of the arms, each engaging tab defining a hole, the blocks of the arms being received in corresponding holes of the engaging tabs thereby securing the shield onto the housing;wherein the block of each arm is disposed on an outer surface thereof;wherein the housing defines a recess in a top surface of each arm, each recess being proximate to the block of the same arm;wherein each engaging tab is bent three times to sequentially form a first vertical portion, a horizontal portion and a second vertical portion, the hole being defined in the second vertical portion and the horizontal portion being received in the corresponding recess of the arm;further comprising a card ejector mechanism assembled on a selected side of two sides of the shield.