Patent ID: 8491339

Claim:
A card adapter configured to receive a first card and be inserted into a card connector into which a second card may be mated, the card adapter comprising: a housing, the housing including first and second intermateable insulative plate members; a circuit member arranged in the housing, the circuit member including a plurality of adapter side contact pads, each contact pad being configured to contact a terminal of the card connector, and a plurality of conductive leads, each lead extending between one of the contact pads and a termination end; and a plurality of connection terminals, each terminal being connected to one of the termination ends and configured to engage a contact pad of the first card; wherein the first plate member includes a plurality of deformable projections configured to engage a first surface of the circuit member, the deformable projections pressing the circuit member against the second plate member to allow the circuit member to contact the terminal of the card connector.