Patent ID: 6966786

Claim:
A card socket comprising: a case which holds a card and allows insertion/ejection of the card thereinto/therefrom; a slider which is slidably held in the case and is provided with a transmission portion for mutually transmitting movements of the card and the slider therebetween, wherein the slider is slidable between a first position and a second position, and the slider slides with the card toward the first position upon the insertion, while the slider slides with the card toward the second position upon the ejection; first urging means which urges the slider to move toward the second position; a rocker arm which is provided with a fulcrum, first and second pressed portions and a stopper, wherein the fulcrum is held in the case in a condition where the rocker arm is rockable between a first rock position and a second rock position, wherein the rocker arm is positioned at the first rock position when the slider is positioned at the first position, wherein the rocker arm is positioned at the second rock position when the slider is positioned at the second position, wherein the fulcrum is positioned between the first and the second pressed portions, wherein the stopper is located between the first pressed portion and the fulcrum, and wherein the stopper receives the slider positioned at the first position when the rocker arm is positioned at the first rock position; second urging means which provides a first force for the first pressed portion to urge the rocker arm to move toward the first rock position; and an operation member which is movably held by the case and is for providing a second force for the second pressed portion to urge the rocker arm to move toward the second rock position against the first force.