Patent ID: 7972170

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a first connector having a first slot that is positioned in an end portion of a first side surface of a printed circuit board, and into which a card can be inserted; and a second connector having a second slot that is positioned in an end portion of a second side surface of the printed circuit board, and into which a card can be inserted; wherein the first slot and the second slot are disposed such that the first and the second slots face to each other correspondingly across the printed circuit board; the first connector includes a flat first housing for housing a card, a plurality of first contacts group that is disposed in a base end portion of the first housing and connected to terminals provided on the first side surface of the card, and a first conductive covering plate that covers a first surface and both lateral faces of the first housing, the second connector includes a flat second housing for housing a card, a plurality of second contacts group that is disposed in a base end portion of the second housing and connected to terminals provided on the second side surface of the card, and a second conductive covering plate that covers a second surface and both lateral faces of the second housing, the first housing and the second housing, the first contacts group and the second contacts group, and the first covering plate and the second covering plate are formed from the identical group of components, the first housing and the second housing include: a pair of first hook-shaped projections projecting from both lateral faces thereof, the pair of first projections has a first tilted surface tilted toward a first direction on one end portion thereof and a first step facing in a second direction on another end portion thereof; and a pair of second hook-shaped projections projecting from both lateral faces thereof, the pair of second projections has a second step facing in a first direction on one end portion thereof so as to be behind the first tilted surface, and a second tilted surface tilted toward a second direction on another end portion thereof so as to be in front of the first step; and the first covering plate and the second covering plate include: a pair of first openings opening to both lateral walls thereof, the pair of first openings has an engaging side that engages with the first step or the second step, and a clearance portion that avoids the first tilted surface when the first step engages with the engaging side and avoids the second tilted surface when the second step engages with the engaging side; and a pair of second openings opening to both lateral walls thereof, the pair of second openings avoiding the second projection when the first opening engages with the first step and avoids the first projection when the first opening engages with the second step.