Patent ID: 7118395

Claim:
A card connector, comprising: a housing that receives a card, the housing having a plurality of contacts; a slider arranged in the housing, the slider being moveable between a first position where the card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing, the slider including a spring that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection; a cam mechanism that secures the slider in the first position and the final position, the cam mechanism including a substantially heart-shaped cam groove and a cam rod, the cam rod having a support shaft fixed to the housing and a cam engagement member positioned in the cam groove; and a locking member that locks the card in the housing, the locking member being of a substantially cantilever construction and having a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove, the free end being moveable across the cam groove.