Patent ID: 7887357

Claim:
A card connector for receiving an electronic card, comprising: an insulating housing defining a card-receiving cavity in a top surface thereof for receiving the electronic card; a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing for electrically connecting with the electronic card; a grounding member assembled to a side surface of the insulating housing, the side surface of the insulating housing defining a sliding recess at a portion thereof, the sliding recess having an erect pillar projecting outwardly at an intermediate portion thereof; and a shielding cover pivotally and slidably mounted to the insulating housing, the shielding cover having a cover plate and two side plates respectively bent from two opposite sides of the cover plate, one of the side plates of the shielding cover having a concave portion concaved inwardly from a portion thereof; wherein the one of the side plates of the shielding cover is moved to electrically abut against the grounding member from an unconnected condition with the grounding member, when the shielding cover slides to a locked condition, and the concave portion enters a rear end of the sliding recess behind the erect pillar when the shielding cover is rotated to cover the insulating housing and then slides forward and passes by the erect pillar to locate in a front end of the sliding recess when the shielding cover slides forward to the locked condition.