Patent ID: 7887348

Claim:
A card connector for receiving a card, the card having contact pads, a thickness and a width perpendicular to the thickness, the card connector comprising: a housing, the housing having a slot for receiving the card; conductive terminals, the conductive terminals disposed within the housing and which contact the contact pads; and a switch, the switch including a first contact member and a second contact member, the first contact member being moveable in a direction parallel to the thickness direction of the card upon insertion of the card into the housing such that the first contact member moves relative to the second contact member; wherein: the first contact member includes a first engagement surface, the first engagement surface being inclined relative to the thickness direction of the card; and the second contact member includes a second engagement surface, the second engagement surface being inclined relative to the thickness direction of the card for engaging the first engagement surface, being a cut surface of a plate material and sliding on the first engagement surface.