Patent ID: 7959448

Claim:
A flash memory device comprising: a circuit board having a plurality of first contacts each comprising a stiff first contact portion; a contact module comprising a slider having a mounting post and a plurality of second contacts fixed to the slider, the slider being slidable with respect to the circuit board along a front-to-rear direction between an original first position and a later second position, each second contact comprising a second contact portion located behind the first contact portions along the front-to-rear direction, and the second contact portions being arranged above the first contact portions; and an elastic member mateable with the mounting post of the contact module in order to provide a restoring force when the contact module returns from the second position to the first position; wherein when the contact module is located at the first position, the first and the second contact portions are provided for engaging with corresponding contacts of a first receptacle connector; wherein when the contact module is located at the second position, only the first contact portions are provided for engaging with corresponding contacts of a second receptacle connector which is different from the first receptacle connector; wherein the second contact portions are plate-shaped and extend forwardly beyond a front end of the slider; and wherein the first and the second receptacle connectors are USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 receptacle connectors, respectively, the second contact portions protruding into the USB 3.0 receptacle connector while the second contact portions being stopped by the USB 2.0 receptacle connector.