Patent ID: 6971919

Claim:
A memory card connector comprising: a body ( 20 ) with a U-like shape having a central portion ( 21 ) and a first arm ( 23 ) and a second arm ( 26 ) respectively formed at two opposed ends of the central portion ( 21 ) and substantially perpendicular to the central portion ( 21 ), wherein the central portion ( 21 ) has multiple contacts ( 221 ) mounted on a top surface for electrically connecting with fingers of a memory card, and multiple terminals ( 222 ) mounted at a bottom surface and respectively and electrically connected to the contacts ( 221 ) for electrically connecting with a circuit board, and the first arm ( 23 ) has a first L-shaped slot ( 24 ) defined at an exterior side and being composed of a first upright channel ( 241 ) and a first lateral channel ( 242 ) communicated with the first upright channel ( 241 ) and a second L-shaped slot ( 25 ) defined at the exterior side and being composed of a second upright channel ( 251 ) and a second lateral channel ( 252 ) communicated with the second upright channel ( 251 ); and a cover ( 30 ) with an L-like cross section having a lateral portion ( 31 ) and an upright portion ( 32 ) integrally formed with the lateral portion ( 13 ), wherein the lateral portion ( 31 ) has a free end pivotally mounted on the second arm ( 26 ) and longitudinally movable along the second arm ( 26 ), and the upright portion ( 32 ) has a first stop ( 321 ) and a second stop ( 322 ) formed at an interior side for being positioned in the first L-shaped slot ( 24 ) and the second L-shaped slot respectively, wherein the second arm ( 26 ) has a notch ( 261 ), and a first aperture ( 262 ) and a second aperture ( 263 ) respectively defined at two opposed ends of the notch ( 261 ) and aligned with each other; and the cover ( 30 ) has a tubular part ( 311 ) with a length shorter than that of the notch ( 261 ) formed at the free end and pivotally mounted in the notch ( 261 ) by a pin ( 40 ) extending through the first aperture ( 262 ), the tubular part ( 311 ) and the second aperture ( 263 ).