Patent ID: 7108553

Claim:
An electrical card connector assembly comprising: a housing assembly defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic card along a first direction; a circuit module including a printed circuit board having thereon a first connection port disposed in the housing assembly for mechanically and electrically connected to said electronic card; and a second connection port disposed in the housing assembly and electrically connected to the first connection port; wherein said second connection port is exposed to an exterior, for connecting to a complementary electronic part, in a second direction being in a non-parallel relation with regard to the first direction, wherein said housing assembly including at least one integral insulative housing having opposite side beams defining a card receiving space for receiving said electronic card; wherein said housing assembly further includes at least one metallic housing shield which is an only device covering the card receiving space in a vertical direction perpendicular to a card insertion direction, and wherein said printed circuit board defines essentially an L-shaped configuration so as not to interfere with the card receiving space.