Patent ID: 7431595

Claim:
An universal memory card connector comprising an insulative terminal holder block, multiple sets of terminals arranged in rows and mounted in said insulative terminal holder block for contacting one of a set of memory cards, and a top cover covering said insulative terminal holder block and defining with said insulative terminal holder block an insertion hole for inserting one of said memory cards into said insulative terminal holder block to contact one of said multiple sets of terminals, wherein a pivot shaft member positions in an elongated recess portion and is pivotally coupled to said insulative terminal holder block along a front side of said insertion hole and rotatable relative to said insulative terminal holder block to control a gap of said insertion hole for the insertion of a different memory car, said pivot shaft member having at least one protruding portion protruding from a periphery thereof, the protruding portion defining an inner part arranged to engage front ends of a first row of resilient terminals located proximate to the pivot shaft member and the front side of the insertion hole; wherein the front ends extend into the elongated recess portion; wherein the pivot shaft member is pivotable between an upright position and a direction toward the first row of terminals such that when a memory card is inserted into the connector, the pivot shaft member pivots from the upright position to press the inner part against front ends of the first row terminals, and when the memory card is removed from the connector, the resilient of the first row of the terminals urge the pivot shaft member in the upright position; wherein said pivot shaft member comprises at least one guide block extended outwardly from the protruding portion and having a guiding surface.