Patent ID: 8678861

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a main housing having a base portion, a pair of side walls extending forwardly from opposite sides of the base portion, and a bottom wall connecting with said base portion and side walls thereby defining a receiving cavity therebetween and extending along a rear-to-front direction; multiple groups of contact sets, comprising contacting portions projecting into the receiving cavity; a metallic shell covering a top side of the main housing and defining an insertion opening together with the main housing at a front end thereof; a pair of guiders floatably assembled on the bottom wall and respectively located beside the side walls, and each guider having a spring member disposed thereunder; and a pair of locking devices located at opposite sides of the insertion opening; wherein each locking device has a stopping section moveably supporting the guider under condition that the stopping portion stops the downward movement of the guider when the guider is urged by an unmated card while the stopping portion leaves the guider and allows the guider to move downward when a mated card is inserted.