Patent ID: 8523614

Claim:
A card socket comprising: a base frame made of metal, the base frame having a first part and a second part extending along a first direction and a connection portion connecting the first part and the second part to each other so that the first part and the second part are separated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a housing provided so as to bridge between the first part and the second part of the base frame in the second direction; a contact held on the housing; and a cover made of a metal material that is separate from the base frame, the cover being combined with the base frame so as to cover the housing in a third direction perpendicular to both of the first direction and the second direction, the cover being configured as a card receiver for receiving at least a part of a card along with the base frame; wherein the base frame is configured such that no portion thereof overlaps the housing between the first part and the second part in the third direction.