Patent ID: 7384294

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a plurality of cantilever contacts electrically connected to a plurality of connection terminals formed on a first surface of an IC card; a substantially plate-like housing disposed with the plurality of cantilever contacts; and a box-like cover having a first end coupled to the housing in a reclosable manner and a second end into which the IC card is inserted and stored, wherein the cover comprises a main surface covering a second surface of the IC card, the second surface including an insulated surface, and a pair of supports formed at both sides of the main surface and extending substantially parallel, the pair of supports is formed with a pair of rectangular grooves which are opposed to each other to slidably guide both ends of the IC card, and pairs of claws forming bottom parts of the pair of rectangular grooves and facing the main surface, wherein the pairs of claws and the bottom parts of the pair of rectangular grooves are in a same plane, and when closing the cover with respect to the housing, the IC card being biased by the plurality of cantilever contacts, the bottom parts of the pair of rectangular grooves are spaced downward from a top surface of the housing by the pairs of claws engaged with steps provided in the housing so that the first surface of the IC card separates from the pairs of claws.