Patent ID: 7686633

Claim:
A memory card connector for insertion of a memory card, comprising: an insulative housing defining a card receiving cavity; a plurality of contacts with a plurality of contact portions protruding into the card receiving cavity; a pair of switch contacts comprising a first switch contact and a second switch contact, the first switch contact comprising a first contact section, the second switch contact comprising an engaging section and a second contact section below the first contact section; and a card eject mechanism assembled to the insulative housing, the card eject mechanism comprising: a slider movably assembled to the insulative housing, the slider comprising a body portion and a protrusion extending from the body portion, the protrusion being driven by the memory card to abut against the engaging section of the second switch contact so that the second contact section touches the first contact section in a vertical direction; an elastic member mating with the slider; and a link rod mating with the slider.