Patent ID: 6942507

Claim:
An improved structure of a card reader comprising an outside cover, a sliding housing, and a sideway card ejection switch, said improved structure of said card reader characterized in that said sliding housing is made of a one-piece plastic injection molding body, a bending flat surface and two sliding slots with built-in holding components are at a bottom of said sliding housing enabling said sliding housing to move back and forth, a built-in tension spring with a holder is at the back of said sliding housing whose force positions both said sliding housing and said card reader, said sideway card ejection switch is a one-piece construction comprising a sideway protrusion block structure, a tenon-slot structure, a built-in spring ring structure, and a card locking block structure, said sideway protrusion block structure is at the front of said sideway card ejection switch, said tenon-slot structure is at the back side of said sideway card ejection switch whose slot is restricted by a tenon attached to said outside cover, enabling said sideway card ejection switch to move sideways according to the relative position of said slot and said tenon, said built-in spring ring structure is placed at the back inside said sideway protrusion block structure, forming a ring structure to take said built-in tension spring which is completely restricted by said built-in spring ring structure, said card locking block structure is on one side of said sideway card ejection switch, which is tilted and is used with a standard slot on the body of said card reader to hold a card.