Patent ID: 6126464
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card connector comprising:a main body having a bottom face, a top face, and a mating face formed between the top and bottom faces at one end thereof, and defining a plurality of contact receiving passageways between the top and bottom faces, a recess being defined in the bottom face of the main body and exposed to the mating face thereof;a cover attached to the bottom face of the main body; andswitching means disposed between the main body and the cover, having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion electrically engaging with the second portion when a card is not received in the card connector, the first portion including a first leg and a second leg parallel to the first leg extending from a base thereof;wherein the switching means is received in the recess of the main body and a separating wall projects into the recess between the legs of the first portion of the switch means, whereby when a card is inserted into the card connector, the first portion disengages from the second portion before the card is fully inserted therein thereby signaling related circuitry that a card is being inserted into the card connector.