Patent ID: 7318733

Claim:
A card connector adapted for receiving a card which has a notch on a side, comprising: an insulating housing defining a card insertion/ejecting direction; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing, each contact comprising a contacting portion, a retaining portion retained to the insulating housing and a soldering portion; an ejector received in the insulating housing and comprising a slider movable along the card insertion/ejecting direction, a spring member urging the slider toward the card ejecting direction and a locking member locking the slider, the slider defining an original position and a final position related to the insulating housing and having an ejecting arm ejecting the card and a protruding portion for engaging with the notch of the card, the slider being movable away from the card inserted into the card connector at the original position to allow the protruding portion to leave the notch of the card; wherein the slider is prevented from moving away from the card received in the card connector at the final position to lock the protruding portion of the slider in the notch of the card.