Patent ID: 6979227

Claim:
A card adapter, comprising: a card inserting portion into which a card having an external terminal group exposed in a surface thereof is inserted; an adapter terminal group that is exposed in the interior and exterior of the card inserting portion and is brought into contact with the external terminal group of the card inserted into the card inserting portion; and a metallic cover member covering the card inserting portion and having a ground contacting portion which is brought into contact with a ground terminal of the adapter terminal group, wherein the ground terminal has a contacting surface facing a back-end surface of the card inserting portion, wherein the ground contacting portion is formed in a bent portion obtained by bending a front-end portion of the cover member, wherein the ground contacting portion comprises a plate spring portion extending in a widthwise direction of the card inserting portion and bent in a lengthwise direction of the card inserting portion and a cantilever supporting portion for supporting the plate spring portion in a cantilever manner, and wherein the ground contacting portion is brought into contact with the ground terminal in a lengthwise direction of the card inserting portion.