Patent ID: 7661971

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a housing; a sliding member that is designed to receive a card, wherein the sliding member is slidable relative to the housing; and a latching member including an engaged position where the latching member engages the card to prevent the card from being removed from the housing, and a disengaged position where the latching member is disengaged with the card to allow the card to be removed from the housing, wherein the sliding member moves the latching member between the engaged position and the disengaged position, wherein the sliding member is at least partially disposed in the housing, wherein the sliding member has a first position and a second position that is further inside the housing than the first position, wherein when the sliding member is at the second position the latching member is at the engaged position to engage the card to prevent the card from being removed from the housing, and wherein when the sliding member is at the first position the latching member is at the disengaged position and is disengaged with the card, thus allowing the card to be removed from the housing.