Patent ID: 7396245

Claim:
A memory card connector comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of passages; a plurality of terminals accommodated in said passages; a cover engaged with said insulative housing, said cover including a front edge board to stop a fully inserted memory card from moving forwardly; and a switch mechanism, secured in said insulative housing having a first member and a second member, said first member further having a first retained portion, a clasping portion extending from said retained portion for firmly securing said first member in said insulative housing and making electric connection to a printed circuit board, a first spring arm extending from said first retained portion and further forming a first contact portion at its free end, said second member comprising a second retained portion, a soldering end and a second contact portion connected to said second retained portion, wherein initially said first member keeps a distance from said second member, when a memory card is fully inserted into said memory card connector, said memory card passes over and pushes said first contact portion to make electric connection to said second contact portion.