Patent ID: 7866999

Claim:
A connector comprising: an ejection mechanism operable to eject a card having a notch along a length direction, the ejection mechanism including a movable unit that is movable between a holding position, at which the movable unit is located when the card has been inserted in the connector, and an ejecting position, at which the movable unit is located when the card has been ejected from the connector, along the length direction during insertion and ejection of the card, the movable unit including an ejection bar movable along the length direction and a lock member comprising a lock portion and an abutment portion movable along with the lock portion, the ejection bar having a holder configured to hold the lock member, the lock portion being movable, when the movable unit moves along the length direction, along the length direction and a width direction perpendicular to the length direction, the lock portion being located within the notch of the card to prevent ejection of the card when the movable unit is located at the holding position; at least one contact; a housing for holding the at least one contact; a cover for covering the housing, the cover and the housing defining a cavity and an opening, the cavity being able to receive at least part of the card, the opening allowing the card to be inserted into the cavity therethrough; a width-direction movement regulator configured to stop the abutment portion from moving along the width direction when the movable unit is located at the holding position to thereby regulate the movement of the lock portion in the width direction and to prevent the lock portion from moving in the width direction when the movable unit is located at the holding position; and a length-direction movement regulator configured to stop the abutment portion from moving along the length direction when the movable unit is located at the holding position to thereby regulate the movement of the lock member in the length direction and to prevent the movable unit from moving in the length direction when the movable unit is located at the holding position.