Patent ID: 8079876
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical card connector comprising: an insulating housing having a plurality of passageways; a grounding device attached to the insulating housing; a plurality of conductive contacts retained in corresponding passageways, each contact comprising a planar retaining portion, a solder portion slantwise extending from one end of the planar retaining portion, and a resilient arm extending from the other end of the planar retaining portion, the resilient arm extending across the planar retaining portion and having an enlarged head portion oppositing to the solder portion, a pair of tabs formed at a free end of the head portion and upwardly abutting against a resisting portion of the housing for preloading said contact with respect to the housing, a space being defined by the pair of tabs and located between the tabs above the solder portion; and wherein a width of the space is greater than that of the solder portion so that the solder portion is capable of being accommodated in the space to prevent the tabs from contacting with the solder portion when the head portion is excessively downwardly pressed.