Patent ID: 7390204

Claim:
A card connector, comprising: a body comprising: a base, a shell coupled to the base, the shell having a stopper provided at a first side-face of the body, and a recess configured to receive a card having a plurality of contact terminals exposed on a surface of the card, wherein at least a portion of the base defines a bottom face of the recess; a plurality of contact springs projecting from the bottom face of the recess, the plurality of contact springs being configured to elastically contact corresponding contact terminals of the card; a stationary hook provided at the first side-face of the body, the stationary hook being configured to retain a first end portion of the card between the stationary hook and the bottom face of the recess; a movable hook provided at a second side-face of the body, the movable hook having a hooking portion which opposes the first side-face of the body, the movable hook being configured to move in a direction extending generally perpendicular to the first side-face and the second side-face; a charging member configured to urge the movable hook toward the first side-face of the body so as to retain a second end portion of the card between the hooking portion of the movable hook and the bottom face of the recess, wherein a face of the hooking portion facing the first side-face of the body comprises a tapered face which extends farther towards the first side-face of the body as the tapered face approaches the bottom face of the recess; and wherein a predetermined clearance is provided between a side-face of the base and the stopper of the shell.