Patent ID: 7914329

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a plurality of contacts each comprising a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each contact having an L-like shape; a frame having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the rear end portion holding, in part, the first portions of the contacts, the first portions extending into a space defined by the frame toward the front end portion in the first direction, the second portions extending away from the frame in the second direction; a shell attached to the frame, the shell shielding, in part, the second portions of the contacts; and a locator supported by the shell, the locator being distinct from the shell, the locator holding, in part, the second portions of the contacts so that the second portions penetrate the locator, wherein the card connector further comprises at least one leg portion attached to the frame, the leg portion being distinct from the frame, the shell being attached to the rear end portion of the frame, the leg portion being attached to a position closer to the front end portion of the frame than the rear end portion, the leg portion providing a space between the front end portion of the frame and a circuit board when the card connector is mounted on the circuit board.