Patent ID: 7549876

Claim:
An electrical card connector for insertion of an electrical card, comprising: an L-shape insulative housing comprising a base portion, an arm portion extending from a lateral side of the base portion, and a receiving space formed between the base portion and the arm portion to receive the electrical card; a plurality of terminals coupled to the base portion and extending into the receiving space for electrical connection to the electrical card; and a first shell being integrally molded with the insulative housing and covering the insulative housing; wherein the electrical card connector further comprises a second shell covering the insulative housing, the first shell has a pair of side walls extending from two opposite sides thereof, each side wall has a plurality of first plates extending therefrom and each defining a latching tab, the second shell has a plurality of second plates extending therefrom and each defining a hole to engage with the corresponding latching tab; wherein the electrical card connector has an ejecting mechanism comprising a movable slider, a connecting rod and a spring sandwiched between the slider and the base portion, the slider has a heart-shaped cam groove and a projection for locking into a notch of the electrical card, the connecting rod has an one-end bent portion slidably fitted into the cam groove; wherein the electrical card connector has a block coupled to the first shell and located in front of the slider, the block defines an aperture, the connecting rod has an other end bent portion retained in the aperture; wherein the block is integrally molded with the first shell; and wherein the first shell has a tab extending into the block and defining a plurality of protrusions protruding from the tab.