Patent ID: 7794258

Claim:
A card socket assembly comprising: a base including a mounting surface; two latching mechanisms, the two latching mechanisms oppositely fastened to the mounting surface, the two latching mechanisms spaced apart from each other, the two latching mechanisms and the mounting surface cooperatively enclosing a card slot, the card slot receiving a data card therein, and an elastic member disposed adjacent to the card slot and exposed within the card slot, the elastic member secured at one end portion of one of the two latching mechanisms, extending towards the other latching mechanism, and partially closing the card slot; the elastic member configured for elastically and horizontally biasing the data card in the card slot, an upward disengagement of the data card from the card slot being only prevented by resisting of the two latching mechanisms against the data card, and a horizontal motion followed by vertical motion for disengagement of the data card from the card slot being only prevented by the horizontal biasing of the elastic member.