Patent ID: 7241177

Claim:
A terminal-protective card connector comprising: a housing having a base, said base having a rear sidewall, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a rear platform protruding forward from a midsection of said rear sidewall, each of said left and right sidewalls having a slide groove formed at an inner side thereof; a group of first terminals and a group of second terminals, each of said first and second terminals having a root portion and a contact portion, said root portions being fixedly inserted above and below said rear platform; and a pivoting device pivotably mounted between said left and right sidewalls and having a plate member, a plurality of pushing portions formed on said plate member, a left plate formed at a left fringe of said plate member, a right plate formed at a right fringe of said plate member, and two slide channels formed at inner sides of said left and right plates and corresponding to said slide grooves respectively; wherein said contact portions of said second terminals are mounted on a top surface of said plate member, and said second terminals lie on said pushing portions to enable the contact portions of said second terminals to be lower than said rear platform.