Patent ID: 7938656

Claim:
A card connector, used for receiving a card having a notch at a lateral edge thereof, comprising: an insulative housing defining a card receiving room for accommodating the card and a receiving cavity communicating with the card receiving room; a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing; an ejector sliding along the receiving cavity and comprising a slider engaging with the card and moving along with the card; two conductive pieces retained in the insulative housing beside the terminals; and a conductive plate being moveable with the slider of the ejector, the conductive plate comprising a flat piece, a retaining wing at one end of the flat piece, and a hook portion at an opposite end of the flat piece, the retaining wing and the hook portion lying substantially on a first horizontal plane, the flat piece substantially lying on a second horizontal plane, both the retaining wing and the hook portion being secured to the slider; wherein the conductive plate is moveable beneath the conductive pieces to bring the flat piece to contact the conductive pieces to establish an electrical connection between the conductive pieces through the conductive plate.