Patent ID: 8136730

Claim:
A storage medium connecting device comprising: a substrate including an electrical circuit having conductive patterns, the conductive patterns including electrical terminals; a socket mounted on the substrate and comprising a slot for receiving a card-type storage medium and a conductive member for electrically connecting the card-type storage medium to the substrate; an exterior member having an insertion port for allowing the card-type storage medium to be detachably inserted into the slot of the socket; and a cover member which extends from a proximal end located at an edge of the insertion port to a distal end in a direction of inserting the card-type storage medium, wherein the conductive member of the socket includes a contact section for electrically contacting the card-type storage medium, and a connection section connected to a corresponding one of the electrical terminals of the substrate, the connection section being provided closer to the insertion port than the contact section, wherein the distal end of the cover member is located between the connection section and the contact section such that the cover member covers the connection section provided closer to the insertion port than the contact section and does not cover the contact section, wherein when the card-type storage medium is inserted into the slot of the socket, the cover member is located between the card-type storage medium and the substrate, and wherein the cover member is spaced apart from the conductive member of the socket.