Patent ID: 7153165

Claim:
A terminal-protective card connector comprising: a shell having an opening and at least two groups of terminals, said opening being formed at a front end of said shell, said at least two groups of terminals being defined as a first group of terminals and a second group of terminals mounted in said shell and extending into an inside space of said shell, said first group of terminals being located at an internal rear end of said shell, said second group of terminal being located at an internal bottom side of said shell and each having a part elastically rising upward and backward; and a pressing member having at least one bevel formed at a front end thereof, a plurality of elongated slots formed thereon, a plurality of pressing points defined under a front end of each of said elongated slots, said pressing member having two ends pivotally mounted in said shell for pivoting movement caused by a force, said second group of terminals extending through bottom sides and then top sides of said elongated slots and each having a part contacting and supporting each of said pressing points, whereby said pressing member is lifted by said second group of terminals for a predetermined height.