Patent ID: 7837486

Claim:
A device for ejecting a card in a connector having an insulative housing and a tray for accommodating the card, the device comprising: a bracket having a top surface; a bottom surface; a side surface defined between the top and bottom surfaces; an activating end; a pivoting end opposite to the activating end; and a mounting block formed on and protruding transversely from the side surface of the bracket; a push button mounted slidably on the bracket; a link mounted slidably in the bracket, connected securely with the push button, mounted slidably through the mounting block and having a main portion selectively abutting against the mounting block; an elongated portion formed on and protruding from the main portion, mounted slidably through the mounting block and having a proximal end connected with the main portion and a distal end mounted securely in the push button; and a notch defined in the main portion; and an ejection lever mounted pivotally on the bracket, connected pivotally with the link, adapted to push and eject the tray out of the insulative housing of the connector and having a body segment mounted rotatably in the bracket; an ejection segment formed on and protruding from the body segment; and a connecting segment formed on and protruding from the body segment, being forked and having an upright section formed on and protruding perpendicularly from the connecting segment and mounted rotatably in the notch in the link; a retaining section formed on and protruding perpendicularly from the upright section; and a retaining prong formed on and protruding from the connecting segment at an interval from the retaining section to define a retaining slot located between the retaining section and the retaining prong and holding the main portion of the link.