Patent ID: 8251720

Claim:
A card connector for connecting an electronic card, comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving space extending backwardly along a front to back direction for receiving the electronic card and a bottom wall located under the receiving space, the bottom wall having a sliding path thereof; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; and an ejector comprising a slider moving on the sliding path, a spring sandwiched between the slider and a rear end of the insulative housing, and a pole for controlling the slider to be positioned at a first position or a second position farther away from a front end of the insulative housing than the first position; wherein the slider includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding outwardly thereof, the card connector has a first guiding groove engaging with the first protrusion and a second guiding groove engaging with the second protrusion for resisting a movement of the slider, the first guiding groove provides an escaping groove for the first protrusion, when the electronic card is inserted into the receiving space, a front part of the electronic card resists the slider and the slider rotates outwardly around the second protrusion for making the first protrusion move into the escaping groove.