Patent ID: 7338303

Claim:
A card connector assembly for insertion of an electronic card, comprising: an insulative housing defining therein a cavity; two rows of terminals assembled to opposite inner sides of the insulative housing, each terminal having a contact portion disposed in the cavity; a carriage component being moveable between the two rows of terminals and having a pair of projection portions formed at two opposite ends thereof, said carriage component being movable along with an inserted electronic card from an initial position toward a final position where said carriage component is held stationary, wherein said carriage component comprises a stiffener portion having a top face resisting against the inserted electronic card, and wherein the pair of projection portion comprise a pair of second ear portions formed at two opposite longitudinal ends of the stiffener portion; and a pair of springs respectively assembled between corresponding projection portions and the insulative housing, said pair of springs positioned at two opposite longitudinal sides of the two rows of terminals.