Patent ID: 7300314

Claim:
A socket for a trans-flash memory card, comprising: a tray socket mounted on a mainboard of a device and electrically connected thereto; a sliding tray insertable into the tray socket from a position extended from the device to make an electrical contact with the tray socket, the sliding tray being alternately retracted and extended by a hook switch disposed in the device when the sliding tray is repeatedly pushed, the sliding tray having at least one joint pin for electrically connecting a first top surface of the sliding tray and at least one exposed bottom contact part disposed on a first bottom surface of the sliding tray, the first top surface being opposite the first bottom surface, the at least one joint pin being rigid during retraction and extension of the sliding tray; and a memory socket provided on the first top surface, for accommodating a memory card and enabling an electrical connection between the memory card and the tray socket through the sliding tray via the at least one joint pin.