Patent ID: 7534116

Claim:
A memory card connector, comprising: a metal shell having a front end and a rear end and defining a receiving space for receiving a memory card inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction through an insert opening generally at the front end, wherein the front end of the metal shell is wider than the rear end thereof whereby the receiving space is generally L-shaped in a plane generally parallel to a top wall of the metal shell; an insulating socket generally at the rear end; a plurality of conductive terminals mounted in the insulating socket for electrical connection to the memory card; and a push/push card ejector including a body, a slider movably mounted on the body for reciprocating sliding movement in said insertion direction, a cam slot and cam follower means operatively associated with the slider for controlling movement of the slider in a push/push action, a spring, and an actuating lever extending transversely of the insertion direction having a first end engaging the slider and a second end engageable with the memory card for engaging and ejecting the memory card, the lever being pivotally mounted intermediate its first and second ends, wherein sufficient insertion of the memory card into the receiving space along the insertion direction causes the push/push card ejector to allow the memory card to rest in a coupled position and additional translation of the memory card in the insertion direction from the coupled position causes the push/push card ejector to eject the memory card at least partially out of the receiving space.