Patent ID: 7101206

Claim:
A memory card connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a rear terminal-mounting section and at least one side wall section extending forwardly from one end of the rear section defining a card-receiving space therewith; a first conductive terminal mounted on the housing and having a first contact portion with a first protrusion thereon; a second conductive terminal mounted on the housing and having a second contact portion with a second protrusion thereon; the contact portions of said terminals being normally spaced from each other but juxtaposed so that the contact portions and the protrusions are mutually engaged in response to a memory card inserted into said card-receiving space; and said protrusions being offset from each other whereby the first protrusion of the first terminal engages the second contact portion of the second terminal, and the second protrusion of the second terminal engages the first contact portion of the first terminal.