Patent ID: 7059910

Claim:
A card connector, comprising: an insulating housing defining a card receiving space with a card inserting direction; at least a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts retained in the insulating housing and exposed into the card receiving space for electrically connecting with corresponding cards; and a defend mechanism disposed in the housing and comprising a step portion protruding into the card receiving space and a restorable portion extending from the step portion, the step portion dividing the card receiving space into at least two card cavities for fitting to external dimensions of the different cards, and the step portion deflected between the two card cavities and protruding into one card cavity once a card inserted into the other card cavity, and the restorable portion for urging the step portion to resume a original position once the card withdrew from the other cavity; wherein the restorable portion comprises a tail portion secured to the insulating housing and an intermediate portion extending from the tail portion and connecting with the step portion; wherein the tail portion comprises a protruding backward from a free end thereof and a pair of locking arms disposed at opposite sides of the protruding block, and wherein the locking arms are locked in a notch of the insulating housing.