Patent ID: 8113883

Claim:
An electrical card connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways, the insulative housing having a base portion and a pair of retaining portions extending forwardly from the base portion, each retaining portion defining a cavity, the cavity having a first opening on an upper surface of the retaining portion and a second opening on a lateral surface of the retaining portion; a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways; and a metal shield covering the insulative housing, comprising a main portion and a plurality of lateral walls for defining a card receiving room, the metal shield integrally forming a locking portion having a stamped portion therefrom; wherein the locking portion protrudes into the cavity from the first opening and the stamped portion is finally received in the second opening; and wherein the locking portion has two elastic pieces, with a first elastic piece connecting to the main portion of the metal shield and a second elastic piece approximately forming a U-shape with the first elastic piece, and the locking portion has an operating portion extending from the second elastic piece and being exposed out of the retaining portion.