Patent ID: 7794281

Claim:
A card connector for receiving a generally rectangular card therein, the card having contact pads and generally parallel first and second sides with a cut-away portion formed in the first side in proximity to a front end of said card, the cut-away portion including a short length extending from the front end generally parallel to said first side, and a tapered shoulder part extending from said short length to the first side, the card connector comprising: an insulative housing having first and second spaced apart sidewalls defining a cavity therein for receiving the card in an insertion direction, a tapered surface adjacent said first sidewall to guide an improperly inserted card at an angle to said insertion direction and a second sidewall recess formed in said second sidewall to permit entrance of a corner part of such improperly inserted card; and a plurality of electrically conductive terminals mounted in said housing configured to engage the contact pads of the card upon proper insertion of the card into the housing.