Patent ID: 8096821

Claim:
An electrical card connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a front mating face and a receiving space extending backwardly from the front mating face for receiving an electrical card; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing for mating with the electrical card; and an ejecting mechanism disposed in the insulative housing, the ejecting mechanism including a movable slider, a spring urging the slider forwardly and a link rod for controlling the slider to be positioned at a first position or a second position farther away from the front mating face than the first position; wherein the electrical card connector further includes a metal plate installed on the insulative housing, the metal plate defines a pair of first and second retaining portions for limiting movement of the slider; wherein the metal plate includes a main retaining portion connecting a rear end of the first retaining portion and a rear end of the second retaining portion, the main retaining portion is fixed on the insulative housing; wherein the main retaining portion includes a connecting portion connecting the rear end of the first retaining portion and the rear end of the second retaining portion and a fixing portion retained in a U-shaped slot defined by the insulative housing.