Patent ID: 6269005
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electronic card connector comprising:an insulative header;a shielding casing having a top panel attached to the header and two side panels extending from the top panel thereby defining a primary space adapted to receive a first electronic card having a first dimension, a raised section being formed on the top panel and having a top wall located above the top panel and two side walls extending from the top wall and connected to the top panel thereby defining a secondary space in communication with and substantially continuous with the primary space, the primary and secondary spaces together being adapted to accommodate a second electronic card of a second dimension; anda dust shielding device detachably received in the secondary space; wherein the dust shielding device comprises a flat body received in the secondary space, the flat body defining a recess in which a panel is pivotally supported, the panel assuming a vertical position to cover an entrance of the primary and secondary spaces opposite to the header.