Patent ID: 6210193
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G06K,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A card reader connector for a card, comprising:an insulative body includingpivot pins formed at a rear edge of the body andterminals mounted on the body having contact pieces adapted to contact corresponding contacts of the card;a stamped and formed metallic cover pivotally supported on said insulative body by the pivot pins and movable between an open position and a closed position and in a direction perpendicular to an axis of said pivot pins;a resilient member in the form of a cantilevered leaf spring mounted on a rear edge of the cover for biasing the cover in a direction away from the said pivot pins when the cover is in its closed position; andlocking means between the insulative body and the cover, wherein the locking means is held in an interengaging condition by a resilient force exerted by said resilient member.