Patent ID: 6431898
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card connector comprising:a housing having a pair of opposed surfaces that are spaced-apart to define a card-receiving slot for receiving a card therein; electrical contacts mounted on the housing and having resilient arms provided with contact members extending into the card-receiving slot for electrical engagement with contact pads of the card when the card is inserted into the card-receiving slot; and a card-holding structure in the card-receiving slot including a rigid protruding member extending from one of the opposed surfaces into the card-receiving slot, and a recess in the other of the opposed surfaces of the card-receiving slot, the protruding member being located opposite the recess so that when the card is positioned within the card-receiving slot, a portion of the card is pushed into the recess by the protruding member, thereby holding the card within the card-receiving slot.