Patent ID: 7815449

Claim:
A memory card connector, comprising: an insulative housing, the insulative housing having a terminal-mounting section which mounts a plurality of conductive terminals having contact portions for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card and which at least in part defines a card-receiving cavity for receiving the memory card; a metal shell, the metal shell mounted on the insulative housing and combining therewith to define the card-receiving cavity, the metal shell having a front insertion opening to permit insertion and withdrawal of the memory card into and out of the memory card connector; a card eject mechanism, the card eject mechanism including a slider movably mounted on the insulative housing and engageable with the memory card for movement thereof into and out of the cavity between an inserted connection position and a withdrawal position; a spring biasing member, the spring biasing member biasing the slider in a direction from the inserted connection position towards the withdrawal position; a slide lock member, the slide lock member extending from the metal shell, independent of the card eject mechanism and engageable with the slider to hold the slider in the inserted connection position; an ejection spring, the ejection spring mounted on the connector for releasing the slide lock member from engagement with the slider to cause the slider and memory card to be ejected; and a catching mechanism for catching the memory card in its movement in the ejection direction and preventing the memory card from moving under inertia beyond the withdrawal position; wherein the catching mechanism is integral with the metal shell.